The War

8.1IMDb Score
Released:2007-09-23
Genre:Documentary, War & Politics, Crime
Duration: min
Country:United States of America
Director:Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Actors:Keith David, Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas, Bobby Cannavale, Samuel L. Jackson
Production:Florentine Films, WETA

Overview:

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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