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The War (2007)

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Genre
documentary television program
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 7 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 65 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A seven part documentary series that tells the story of World War II from the American perspective. It follows real people and their experiences during the war through archival footage and interviews.

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What happens

The War is a seven-part American television documentary miniseries about World War II from the perspective of the United States. The program was directed by American filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, written by Geoffrey Ward, and narrated primarily by Keith David. It premiered on September 23, 2007. The world premiere of the series took place at the Palace Theater in Luverne, Minnesota, one of the towns featured in the documentary. It was funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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