| Description |
6 videodiscs (840 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
"In extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives, 1941-1945"--Container. |
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Originally broadcast by PBS in 2006. |
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A seven-episode series. |
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Special features: Disc 1: "Making The war" featurette; commentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick; photo gallery; biographies; educational resources ; Disc 3: Commentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; Disc 6: Exclusive deleted scenes; additional interviews; educational resources. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Keith David, with Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas, Bobby Cannavale, Samuel L. Jackson, Eli Wallach, Adam Arkin, Kevin Conway, Rebecca Holtz, Carolyn McCormick, Robert Wahlberg. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Tricia Reidy ; original music, Wynton Marsalis. |
| Audience |
TV-14; disturbing content, violence. |
| Summary |
Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Necessary war -- disc 2. When things get tough ; Deadly calling -- disc 3. Pride of our nation -- disc 4. Fubar -- disc 5. Ghost front -- disc 6. World without war. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Videodiscs.
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United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Videodiscs.
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City dwellers -- Effects of war on -- United States -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Television programs.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Botstein, Sarah.
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Ward, Geoffrey C.
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Burns, Ken, 1953-
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Novick, Lynn.
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David, Keith.
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Hanks, Tom.
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Lucas, Josh.
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Cannavale, Bobby.
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Jackson, Samuel L.
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Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014.
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Arkin, Adam.
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Conway, Kevin.
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Holtz, Rebecca.
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McCormick, Carolyn.
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Wahlberg, Robert.
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American Lives II Film Project, LLC.
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Florentine Films.
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WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
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PBS Home Video.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
War |
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War (Television program : 2007)
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| ISBN |
141572749X |
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9781415727492 |
| Standard No. |
841887052122 |
| Music No. |
705212 PBS Home Video |
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