| Authors: |
American Lives II Film Project, LLC.
Florentine Films.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
PBS Home Video.
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Botstein, Sarah.
Ward, Geoffrey C.
Burns, Ken, 1953-
Novick, Lynn.
David, Keith.
Hanks, Tom.
Lucas, Josh.
Cannavale, Bobby.
Jackson, Samuel L.
Wallach, Eli, 1915-
Arkin, Adam.
Conway, Kevin.
Holtz, Rebecca.
McCormick, Carolyn.
Wahlberg, Robert.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work.
City dwellers -- Effects of war on -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
[United States] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment [distributor], [2007] |
| Description: |
6 videodiscs (840 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
141572749X 9781415727492 |
| Notes: |
Originally broadcast by PBS in 2006. |
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A seven-episode series. |
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Special features: Disc 1: "Making The war" featurette; commentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick; photo gallery; biographies; educational resources ; Disc 3: Commentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; Disc 6: Exclusive deleted scenes; additional interviews; educational resources. |
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Narrated by Keith David, with Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas, Bobby Cannavale, Samuel L. Jackson, Eli Wallach, Adam Arkin, Kevin Conway, Rebecca Holtz, Carolyn McCormick, Robert Wahlberg. |
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DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC. |
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Closed-captioned. |
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Cinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Tricia Reidy ; original music, Wynton Marsalis. |
| Contents: |
Disc 1. Necessary war -- disc 2. When things get tough ; Deadly calling -- disc 3. Pride of our nation -- disc 4. Fubar -- disc 5. Ghost front -- disc 6. World without war. |
| Audience |
TV-14; disturbing content, violence. |
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| Summary: |
Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America. |