Series·2007·1 Season
The War
Country
US
Language
English
Episodes
7
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The Story
The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.
Producer
Lynn Novick, Ken Burns
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
64 votes
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// cast
Cast
Keith David
Narrator (voice)
Tom Hanks
Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)
Josh Lucas
Narrator (voice)
Bobby Cannavale
Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Eli Wallach
Narrator (voice)
Robert Wahlberg
Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice)
Adam Arkin
Reader (voice)
Carolyn McCormick
Reader (voice)
Paul Fussell
Self
Quentin Aanenson
Self
Sascha Weinzheimer
Self
Katharine Phillips
Self
Olga Ciarlo
Self
Robert Kashiwagi
Self
Anne DeVico
Self
Joe Medicine Crow
Self
Sam Hynes
Self - Marine Pilot
// crew
Crew
Lynn Novick
Producer, Director
Ken Burns
Executive Producer, Director
Paul Barnes
Editor
Tricia Reidy
Editor
Erik Ewers
Editor
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