Overview
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Six years in the making, this epic 15-hour film focuses on the stories of citizens from four geographically distributed American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and the tiny farming town of Luverne, Minnesota. The four communities stand in for - and could represent - any town in the United States that went through the war's four devastating years. Individuals from each community take the viewer through their own personal and quite often harrowing journeys into war, painting vivid portraits of how the war dramatically altered their lives and those of their neighbors, as well as the country they helped to save for generations to come.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Keith David
Narrator (voice)
Tom Hanks
Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)
Josh Lucas
Narrator (voice)
Bobby Cannavale
Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Eli Wallach
Narrator (voice)
Robert Wahlberg
Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice)
Adam Arkin
Reader (voice)
Carolyn McCormick
Reader (voice)
Paul Fussell
Self
Quentin Aanenson
Self
Sascha Weinzheimer
Self
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
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...
The War has 1 season with 7 episodes.
The War premiered on September 23, 2007.
No, The War has ended. The final episode aired on October 2, 2007.
The War originally aired on PBS. Check your local streaming services for availability.
The War has a rating of 8.1/10 based on user reviews.
The War is classified as Documentary, War & Politics, Crime.