

The War
Overview
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.
Episodes
Show Details
Network
PBS
Status
Ended
Seasons
1 seasons
7 episodes
Language
English
Key Crew

Lynn Novick
Producer

Ken Burns
Executive Producer

Ken Burns
Director

Lynn Novick
Director
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)
Paul Fussell
Self
Quentin Aanenson
Self
Sascha Weinzheimer
Self
Katharine Phillips
Self
Olga Ciarlo
Self
Robert Kashiwagi
Self
Anne DeVico
Self
Joe Medicine Crow
Self
Sam Hynes
Self - Marine Pilot













