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The war [videorecording (BLURAY)] : a Ken Burns film / American Lives II Film Project, LLC. ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington D.C. ; produced by Sarah Botstein ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781608836048 :
  • Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (ca. 840 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United States] : PBS Home Video ; c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
A seven-episode series.
Originally broadcast by PBS in 2006.
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.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Tricia Reidy ; original music, Wynton Marsalis.
Participant or Performer Note:
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.
Target Audience Note:
E.
System Details Note:
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: City dwellers > Effects of war on > United States.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 > War work.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
United States > History > 1933-1945.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Lakeshore Branch BLU 940.5428 War Pt. 1 31681002411528 NFBLURAY Available -
Lakeshore Branch BLU 940.5428 War Pt. 2 31681002423853 NFBLURAY Available -

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24504. ‡aThe war ‡h[videorecording (BLURAY)] : ‡ba Ken Burns film / ‡cAmerican Lives II Film Project, LLC. ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington D.C. ; produced by Sarah Botstein ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
2461 . ‡iSubtitle on container: ‡aIn extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives, 1941-1945
260 . ‡a[United States] : ‡bPBS Home Video ; ‡aHollywood, Calif. : ‡bDistributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, ‡cc2012.
300 . ‡a6 videodiscs (ca. 840 min.) : ‡bsd., col. and b&w ; ‡c4 3/4 in.
500 . ‡aA seven-episode series.
500 . ‡aOriginally broadcast by PBS in 2006.
500 . ‡aSpecial 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.
5050 . ‡aDisc 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.
508 . ‡aCinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Tricia Reidy ; original music, Wynton Marsalis.
5111 . ‡aNarrated 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.
520 . ‡aTells 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.
521 . ‡aE.
538 . ‡aBlu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital.
540 . ‡aFor private home use only.
546 . ‡aClosed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
650 0. ‡aCity dwellers ‡xEffects of war on ‡zUnited States.
650 0. ‡aDocumentary television programs.
650 0. ‡aVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
650 0. ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡xSocial aspects.
650 0. ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡xWar work.
650 0. ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡zUnited States.
651 0. ‡aUnited States ‡xHistory ‡y1933-1945.
7001 . ‡aArkin, Adam.
7001 . ‡aBotstein, Sarah.
7001 . ‡aBurns, Ken, ‡d1953-
7001 . ‡aCannavale, Bobby.
7001 . ‡aConway, Kevin.
7001 . ‡aDavid, Keith.
7001 . ‡aHanks, Tom.
7001 . ‡aHoltz, Rebecca.
7001 . ‡aJackson, Samuel L.
7001 . ‡aLucas, Josh.
7001 . ‡aMcCormick, Carolyn.
7001 . ‡aNovick, Lynn.
7001 . ‡aWahlberg, Robert.
7001 . ‡aWallach, Eli, ‡d1915-
7001 . ‡aWard, Geoffrey C.
7102 . ‡aAmerican Lives II Film Project.
7102 . ‡aFlorentine Films.
7102 . ‡aPBS Home Video.
7102 . ‡aParamount Home Entertainment (Firm)
7102 . ‡aWETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
7300 . ‡aWar (Television program : 2007) ‡hVideorecording.
852 . ‡aINNISFIL ‡bLAKESHORE ‡hDVD 940.5428 War
901 . ‡albu00108987 ‡bSystem Local ‡c138389 ‡tbiblio ‡soclc

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