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The War (2007)

8.2Documentary — War & Politics — Crime

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.

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A high-signal pick with 70 votes.

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Director: Ken Burns

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Cast & crew

Keith David as Narrator (voice)

Keith David

Narrator (voice)

Tom Hanks as Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)

Tom Hanks

Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)

Josh Lucas as Narrator (voice)

Josh Lucas

Narrator (voice)

Bobby Cannavale as Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)

Bobby Cannavale

Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson as Narrator (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson

Narrator (voice)

Eli Wallach as Narrator (voice)

Eli Wallach

Narrator (voice)

Robert Wahlberg as Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice)

Robert Wahlberg

Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice)

Adam Arkin as Reader (voice)

Adam Arkin

Reader (voice)

Carolyn McCormick as Reader (voice)

Carolyn McCormick

Reader (voice)

P

Paul Fussell

Self

Q

Quentin Aanenson

Self

S

Sascha Weinzheimer

Self

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