The War is a 2007 American seven-part documentary television mini-series about World War II from the perspective of the United States that premiered on September 23, 2007. The program was produced by American filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and narrated primarily by Keith David.
The world premiere of the series took place at the Palace Theater in Luverne, Minnesota, one of the towns featured in the documentary.
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The War is a 2007 American seven-part documentary television mini-series about World War II from the perspective of the United States that premiered on September 23, 2007. The program was produced by American filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and narrated primarily by Keith David.
The world premiere of the series took place at the Palace Theater in Luverne, Minnesota, one of the towns featured in the documentary.
The film focuses on World War II in a "bottom up" fashion through the lenses of four "quintessentially American towns":
The film recounts the experiences of a number of individuals from these communities as they move through the war in the Pacific, African and European theaters, and focuses on the effect of the war on them, their families and their communities.
A number of notable actors including Adam Arkin, Tom Hanks, Ernie Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Lucas, and Eli Wallach are heard as voice actors reading contemporary newspaper articles, telegrams, letters from the...
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