The war / 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.
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.
Uniform Title: | War (Television program : 2007)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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Language: | English |
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Closed-captioned. |
Published: |
[United States] : Hollywood, Calif. :
PBS Home Video ; Paramount Home Entertainment [distributor],
[2007]
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Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Physical Description: | 6 videodiscs (840 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Variant Title: |
In extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives, 1941-1945. |
Format: | Video DVD |
Summary: |
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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Note: | 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. Videorecording. |
Call Number: | D811.5 .W37 2007 VideoDVD CQ3 D0085584 VideoDVD |
Audience: |
TV-14; disturbing content, violence. |
ISBN: | 141572749X 9781415727492 |
Credits: | Cinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Tricia Reidy ; original music, Wynton Marsalis. |
System Details: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC. |
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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. |