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  • DVD Release Date: 10/02/2007
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Features

Making The War featurette; commentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick; deleted scenes; additional interviews; biographies; resources for educators.

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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The War
1. Introduction [8:03]
2. The Four Towns [11:11]
3. Pearl Harbor [8:35]
4. How Did That Happen? [10:50]
5. We Haven't Got a Chance [7:39]
6. Greetings [14:22]
7. Out of Poland [3:30]
8. U-Boats [4:22]
9. Death March [12:32]
10. Made Into an Enemy [7:07]
11. Keep the People Entertained [8:15]
12. A Matter of Fate [1:27]
13. A Very Fateful Time [13:18]
14. American Anthem [11:38]
15. Why Don't You Die [2:09]
16. Credits [14:08]
Disc #2 -- The War
1. Introduction [9:18]
2. Killing Is a Craft [15:05]
3. War Town [12:37]
4. Sascha [6:49]
5. It Can't Be [4:53]
6. For Tommy [25:04]
7. Kodiak [6:25]
8. Guests of the Emperor [5:29]
9. Doing Without [2:45]
10. When Things Get Tough [13:11]
11. Maggots [10:08]
12. Credits [2:44]
1. Introduction [8:32]
2. Everything But Color [9:50]
3. Tarawa [11:00]
4. Helluva War [9:22]
5. A Burst of Freedom [6:45]
6. Monte Cassino [17:49]
7. Red of the A&P [6:03]
8. You People [6:20]
9. Three Dates [5:30]
10. No Place for Children [11:45]
11. Like Waterbury, Dead [14:13]
12. Credits [2:47]
Disc #3 -- The War
1. Introduction [12:54]
2. The Eyes of the World [8:43]
3. These Things You Saw [24:26]
4. Home [6:32]
5. Saipan [8:16]
6. I Feel My Backbone [7:27]
7. Steel Weather [9:32]
1. Turkey Shoot [9:41]
2. The Quietest Fourth [3:51]
3. It's Killing You [10:16]
4. That's War [11:17]
5. All the Space for Noise on Earth [10:13]
6. You Can Only Be Lucky [8:23]
7. American Anthem [2:03]
8. Credits [2:51]
Disc #4 -- The War
1. Introduction [9:27]
2. Market-Garden [16:02]
3. His Ticket Home [3:06]
4. Peleliu [24:26]
5. Oranges in April [9:49]
6. Pennies in Heaven [8:00]
7. The Lost Battalion [15:13]
8. Life's Accidents [5:51]
9. The Forest [7:50]
10. Thanksgiving [5:57]
11. A World of Death [6:52]
12. War Deeds [8:39]
13. Credits [2:53]
Disc #5 -- The War
1. Introduction [8:46]
2. The Battle the Bulge [26:32]
3. Worse Than Being Killed [14:42]
4. God Bless America [3:42]
5. Civilized Behavior [5:31]
6. Pin Up [2:49]
7. My Boys [10:52]
8. Firestorm [3:27]
9. Brains [3:15]
10. There Are No Civilians [15:57]
11. Coffee and Donuts [2:49]
12. We're Going to Win [7:20]
13. It's Spring Again [:55]
15. Kinship [5:14]
16. Credits [2:45]
Disc #6 -- The War
1. Introduction [6:20]
2. Floating Chrysanthemums [15:55]
3. The Old Man [4:46]
4. Saying Yes [3:55]
5. So Here I Am [7:57]
6. It Happened [12:18]
7. It's Hell up There [17:41]
1. Sharks [6:45]
2. In an Instant [7:24]
3. The Azalea Bush [5:08]
4. Home [19:15]
5. American Anthem [12:27]
6. Credits [1:55]

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Editorial Reviews

Producer-director Ken Burns and frequent collaborator Lynn Novick -- they shared an Emmy for Baseball in 1994 -- explore the stories of the Greatest Generation in this epic documentary film. Vivid eyewitness accounts of the harrowing realities of life on the front lines during World War II intertwine with recollections of Americans who remained at home and did their best to carry on with life as usual while their fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons were overseas. Reminiscent in scope and power of Burns's landmark series The Civil War, The War focuses on the stories of citizens in four geographically distributed and quintessentially American towns: Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and the tiny farming town of Luverne, Minnesota. In addition to narration by Keith David, The War features readings by Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas, Samuel L. Jackson, Adam Arkin, and others. Extras exclusive to this DVD presentation include: "Making The War"; deleted scenes; commentary by Burns and Novick; interview outtakes that expand stories told by Quentin Aanenson, Daniel Inouye, Paul Fussell, Katherine Phillips-Singer, and others; biographies, including now-and-then photos of participants in the series; and educational resources. From the Studio

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The War: A Ken Burns Filmby Anonymous

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February 15, 2009: It is important, before chosing a World War II documentary, that one clearly understand what one is looking for. Are you looking for historical, factual events? Are you looking for dialogue between solders who shared a common event? Are you looking for a "trip down memory lane" from family members, bystanders or any other valued sources deemed credible?

This particular WWII DVD, though well presented and factually accurate, was based more on individuals and their memorable happenings as they fought on different fronts during the war. Again, I pose the questions above.

In no way, would I begin to discredit the value of Ken Burns The War. However, for my own particular interests, I would have preferred a sequential, historical documentary presentation of WWII on both the Eastern Front and the Pacific Rim.

Outstanding must see filmby Anonymous

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January 03, 2008: This is an exceptional work that provides an insight on the many views of the war and its effect on all those who lived during these important and dramatic days of our lives.


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