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.

The War (2007)

★ 8.1/10 September 23, 2007 1 season

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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.

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Cast

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