The War

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The War is a documentary film series by Ken Burns that chronicles the experiences of American soldiers and civilians during World War II.

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instanceOf documentary television series
historical documentary
awardReceived Primetime Emmy Award nomination
basedOn firsthand accounts of World War II participants
coProducer Lynn Novick
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Ken Burns
Lynn Novick
depicts combat in the European Theater of World War II
combat in the Pacific Theater of World War II
home front in the United States during World War II
director Ken Burns
Lynn Novick
distributor PBS
executiveProducer Ken Burns
featuresLocation Luverne, Minnesota
Mobile, Alabama
Sacramento, California
linked to: Sacramento

Waterbury, Connecticut
firstAired September 23, 2007
focusesOn American experiences during World War II
genre war documentary
hasEpisode A Deadly Calling
A Necessary War
A World Without War
FUBAR
Pride of Our Nation
The Ghost Front
When Things Get Tough
homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
lastAired September 26, 2007
musicBy Wynton Marsalis
narrator Keith David
numberOfEpisodes 7
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork PBS
producedBy Florentine Films
productionCompany WETA-TV
releaseFormat television miniseries
subject American civilians
American soldiers
World War II
timePeriodCovered 1941–1945
totalRuntime approximately 14 hours
uses archival footage
interviews with civilians
interviews with veterans

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Ken Burns notableWork The War
Jay Rabinowitz workedOn The War
The War title The War
Florentine Films notableWork The War
Lynn Novick notableWork The War
Lynn Novick coDirected The War
Geoffrey C. Ward notableWork The War
Kenneth Lauren Burns notableWork The War
subject linked to: Kenneth
Frank Reynolds notableWork The War