The War

Synopsis

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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Cast

Keith David

Narrator (voice)

Tom Hanks

Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)

Josh Lucas

Narrator (voice)

Bobby Cannavale

Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson

Narrator (voice)

Eli Wallach

Narrator (voice)

Robert Wahlberg

Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice)

Adam Arkin

Reader (voice)

Carolyn McCormick

Reader (voice)

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Paul Fussell

Self

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Quentin Aanenson

Self

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Sascha Weinzheimer

Self

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Katharine Phillips

Self

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Olga Ciarlo

Self

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Robert Kashiwagi

Self

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Anne DeVico

Self

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Joe Medicine Crow

Self

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Sam Hynes

Self - Marine Pilot

Crew

Directing

• Ken Burns Director
• Lynn Novick Director

Editing

• Paul Barnes Editor
• Tricia Reidy Editor
• Erik Ewers Editor
• Paul Docherty Assistant Editor
• Daniel J. White Assistant Editor
• Ryan Gifford Assistant Editor

Production

• Ken Burns Executive Producer
• Lynn Novick Producer

Sound

• Arvo Pärt Additional Soundtrack

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