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| Genre/Form: | Television programs Documentary television programs Historical television programs Video recordings for the hearing impaired Documentary |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography, Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material, Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sarah Botstein; Geoffrey C Ward; Ken Burns; Lynn Novick; Keith David; Tom Hanks; Josh Lucas; Bobby Cannavale; Samuel L Jackson; Eli Wallach; Adam Arkin; Kevin Conway; Rebecca Holtz; Carolyn McCormick; Robert Wahlberg; Wynton Marsalis; American Lives II Film Project.; Florentine Films.; WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.); PBS Home Video.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 141572749X 9781415727492 |
| OCLC Number: | 154042142 |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Originally broadcast by PBS in 2007. A seven-episode series. Special features: Disc 1: "Making The war" featurette; commentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick; photo gallery; biographies; educational resources ; Disc 3: Commentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; Disc 6: Exclusive deleted scenes; additional interviews; educational resources. |
| Credits: | Cinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Tricia Reidy ; original music, Wynton Marsalis. |
| Performer(s): | Narrated by Keith David, with Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas, Bobby Cannavale, Samuel L. Jackson, Eli Wallach, Adam Arkin, Kevin Conway, Rebecca Holtz, Carolyn McCormick, Robert Wahlberg. |
| Target Audience: | TV-14; disturbing content, violence. |
| Description: | 6 videodiscs (840 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC. |
| Contents: | Disc 1. Necessary war -- disc 2. When things get tough ; Deadly calling -- disc 3. Pride of our nation -- disc 4. Fubar -- disc 5. Ghost front -- disc 6. World without war. |
| Other Titles: | War (Television program : 2007) In extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives, 1941-1945 |
| Responsibility: | American Lives II Film Project, LLC. ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington D.C. ; produced by Sarah Botstein ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. |
Abstract:
Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.
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