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Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Type: Miniseries

Rating: 8.1/10

The War

TV SERIES 2007 1 SEASON

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.

This production, originally released in 2007, has captivated audiences with its unique storytelling. As a Miniseries series, it brings a fresh perspective to the Documentary, War & Politics, Crime genre, maintaining a strong viewer rating of 8.1 across its 1 season.

  • Storyline Highlights:
  • • Explores themes within Documentary and War & Politics.
  • • Produced in United States of America.
  • • Original Language: English.

Directed By

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick

Written By

N/A

Starring Cast

Seasons

The War - Miniseries Episode Guide

Miniseries

7 Episodes • Aired 2007-09-23

Six years in the making, this epic 15-hour film focuses on the stories of citizens from four geographically distributed American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and the tiny farming town of Luverne, Minnesota. The four communities stand in for - and could represent - any town in the United States that went through the war's four devastating years. Individuals from each community take the viewer through their own personal and quite often harrowing journeys into war, painting vivid portraits of how the war dramatically altered their lives and those of their neighbors, as well as the country they helped to save for generations to come.

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