| | Ken Burns - The War DVD (4 Customer Reviews)
| Category | War Documentary DVDs, Television/TV Series Movies, Education Videos, Documentary, Box Sets, World War II, American History/Culture, Mini-Series | | Director | Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | | Composer | Wynton Marsalis | | Narrator | Keith David | | Producer | Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Sarah Botstein | | Screenwriter | Geoffrey C. Ward | | Voice | Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Eli Wallach, Kevin Conway, Bobby Cannavale, Joshua Lucas, Adam Arkin, Carolyn McCormick, Robert Wahlberg |
Ken Burns' seven-part series tells the story of World War II through the personal accounts of men and women. After tackling the truly American subjects of jazz and baseball, award-winning documentarian Ken Burns returns to our country's military history with THE WAR. His acclaimed 1991 series, THE CIVIL WAR, was devoted to the War Between the States, while this 2007 production pays the same amount of care and attention to World War II. Rather than keeping THE WAR on the frontlines, Burns and his fellow director Lynn Novick also explore life on the homefront in four towns: Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota. Keith David, who also lent his baritone to KEN BURNS' JAZZ, narrates this documentary series, while actors such as Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Lucas, and Adam Arkin give readings of historical accounts of those who fought on the other side of the world, as well as those who were fighting in their own way back home. Ken Burns - The War | List Price | $99.99 (You save $28.34) | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2007 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  7624  | | CD Universe Part number | 7468562 | | Catalog number | 705212 | | Discs | 6 | | Release Date | Oct 02, 2007 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | War | | Running Time | 940 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Digipak | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Digipak; Sensormatic |
Ken Burns - The War Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  A Movie everyone in America should see !
Being a WWII history buff, I wondered how much old footage I would see. Where did Ken Burns find all this stuff? I have watched this movie twice, and was mesmerized by the 4 story lines. ALL AMERICANS NEED TO SEE THIS MOVIE AND THANK GOD FOR THE BRAVERY OF THE WWII FIGHTING MAN
Submitted by JIM (HOODSPORT WASHINGTON)
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Ken Burns did a remarkable job making this movie . Being originally British it gave me more insight into WW2 . I loved the personal interviews which gave more perspective . Later years more and more information comes out .It is important for many people as possible to see this .
Submitted by corwen4314 (Sanbornton NH USA) 
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Is it any wonder why they call this (WW2) generation "The Greatest Generation"?
Being from the Sacramento area, the focus on Sacramento as one of the four war cities personalized this to me to some extent. The footage and stories of heroism were truly riveting.
What a tragedy that we are losing so many of our WW2 vets. Luckily, some of their stories live on in quality documentaries such as this.
If you have relatives that served in the military, or in this war, I highly recommend you see this set. What a gem!
Submitted by Steve (West Sacramento, CA)
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When I first heard of Ken Burns doing a documentary about World War II about 2 years ago I was thinking man this is gonna be huge. I took a World War II History course in college, which I'm glad, I found it useful. I already own the "Civil War" which every American should own. I knew this would be a large task for Ken Burns, but I like how he uses 4 US towns as a base for presentation of the rather, huge conflict among many nations. I'm unsure of how many people died during World War II (all people and all coutries) died it probably will never be known. Ken Burns delivers it here! I have a book called "2194 Days of War" about WW II, it was purchased at a bookstore in 1993 and it was a terrific book to follow along with the Ken Burns saga.
Submitted by Dave (Cottage Grove, MN, USA)
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Ken Burns - The War DVD Region 1
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Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
2.0 Surround - English Subtitles
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
English Subtitles - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick - Producers
Featurette: Making THE WAR
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