The war 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.

The war 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.

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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.

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Bibliographic Details
Alternate Title:In extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives, 1941-1945.
Corporate Authors: American Lives II Film Project. Florentine Films. PBS Home Video. Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors: Arkin, Adam. Botstein, Sarah, 1972- Burns, Ken, 1953- Cannavale, Bobby. Conway, Kevin. David, Keith. Hanks, Tom. Holtz, Rebecca. Jackson, Samuel L. Lucas, Josh. McCormick, Carolyn. Novick, Lynn. Wahlberg, Robert, 1967- Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014. Ward, Geoffrey C.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published:[United States] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment [distributor], [2007], ©2006.
Subjects:
City dwellers > Effect of wars on > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 > War work.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
United States > History > 1933-1945.
DVD-Video discs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
Description
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.
Item Description:A seven-episode series.
Episode listing housed with discs 1 & 2.
Originally broadcast on television by PBS in 2007.
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.
Physical Description:6 videodiscs (840 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Tricia Reidy ; original music, Wynton Marsalis.
ISBN:141572749X
9781415727492
FOLIO Link:View instance in FOLIO

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