The War

original title:
The War
country / year of production:
USA / 2007
original length:
7x120 min. , color
premiere:
F: 22 May 2007, Cannes Film Festival
genre:
Documentary
based on:
director:
Ken Burns , Lynn Novick
film script:
producer:
Ken Burns , Lynn Novick , Sarah Botstein
cinematographer:
Buddy Squires
editor:
Erik Ewers , Tricia Reidy
composer:
Wynton Marsalis
cast (role):
Tom Hanks (Al McIntosh) , Tom Hanks
more:
Keith David (Narrator) , Keith David
plot synopsis:
This 14-hour documentary in sevenm parts focuses on the ways the Second World War impacted the lives of American families. A new and unknown picture is created by following four individual fates from different but representative American towns.
keywords:
documentary , authenticity , Pearl Harbor , based on a true story , Pacific ocean , D-Day
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
John Plowright. Causes, Course and Outcomes of World War Two. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
remarks:
Duration of this documentary: 14 hours

originally 7 episodes:

1) A Necessary War: December 1941 - December 1942
2) When Things Get Tough: January 1943 - December 1943
3) A Deadly Calling: November 1943 - June 1944
4) Pride of Our Nation: June 1944 - August 1944
5) FUBAR: September 1944 - December 1944
6) The Ghost Front: December 1944 - March 1945
7) A World Without War: March 1945 - September 1945

Homepage: http://www.pbs.org/thewar/

Won a "Satellite Award" in 2007.
availability: