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TV series

The War

2007 · TV-14 · 1 season · 7 episodes

8.2

TMDB audience score
70 votes, out of 10

Where to watch

Synopsis

The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.

About 14h 35m to watch every episode. An estimate: 7 episodes at the latest episode runtime of 125 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel
  • Thirteen
  • WETA+

Free

  • Kanopy
  • WETA+

Free with ads

  • Tubi TV

Buy

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • Fandango At Home

All options on TMDB

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Main cast

  • Keith David
    Narrator (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Tom Hanks
    Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Josh Lucas
    Narrator (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Bobby Cannavale
    Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Samuel L. Jackson
    Narrator (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Eli Wallach
    Narrator (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Robert Wahlberg
    Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Adam Arkin
    Reader (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Carolyn McCormick
    Reader (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Paul Fussell
    Self
    7 episodes

  • Quentin Aanenson
    Self
    7 episodes

  • Sascha Weinzheimer
    Self
    7 episodes

  • Katharine Phillips
    Self
    7 episodes

  • Olga Ciarlo
    Self
    7 episodes

  • Robert Kashiwagi
    Self
    7 episodes

  • Anne DeVico
    Self
    7 episodes

  • Joe Medicine Crow
    Self
    7 episodes

  • Sam Hynes
    Self - Marine Pilot
    7 episodes

Seasons