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The War

TV • 2007

The War

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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.

TMDB ★ 4.1/5Votes: 70
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DocumentaryWar & PoliticsCrime

Top Cast

Keith David

Keith David

Narrator (voice)

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas

Narrator (voice)

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Narrator (voice)

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Narrator (voice)

Robert Wahlberg

Robert Wahlberg

Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice)

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Reader (voice)

Carolyn McCormick

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

Where to watch

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Status

Ended

Release

September 23, 2007

Episode Runtime

N/A

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Episodes

7 • 1 seasons