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The War - Miniseries

Six years in the making, this epic 15-hour film focuses on the stories of citizens from four geographically distributed American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and the tiny farming town of Luverne, Minnesota. The four communities stand in for - and could represent - any town in the United States that went through the war's four devastating years. Individuals from each community take the viewer through their own personal and quite often harrowing journeys into war, painting vivid portraits of how the war dramatically altered their lives and those of their neighbors, as well as the country they helped to save for generations to come.

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)

Overview

Six years in the making, this epic 15-hour film focuses on the stories of citizens from four geographically distributed American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and the tiny farming town of Luverne, Minnesota. The four communities stand in for - and could represent - any town in the United States that went through the war's four devastating years. Individuals from each community take the viewer through their own personal and quite often harrowing journeys into war, painting vivid portraits of how the war dramatically altered their lives and those of their neighbors, as well as the country they helped to save for generations to come.

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WWII in HD

WWII in HD is a 10-part American documentary television miniseries that originally aired from November 15 to November 19, 2009 on the History Channel. The program focuses on the firsthand experiences of twelve American service members during World War II, including an Army nurse, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a second generation Japanese American and prisoner of war, and an Austrian Jewish immigrant. The twelve members recorded their time in both theaters and some had later interviews; found footage from the battlefield was paired with the stories of the twelve service members. The episodes premiered on five consecutive days, with two episodes per day. The series is narrated by Gary Sinise and was produced by Lou Reda Productions in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States.

WWII in HD

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