Watch The War Online (2007)

Where to watch “The War” (2007) online legally? See US streaming options first, plus English-region fallbacks.

The War first aired in 2007 • originally associated with PBS • 1 season • 7 episodes • status: Ended.

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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.

Keywords

world war ii, miniseries, post world war ii, history.

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Main cast

Keith David

as Narrator (voice)

Tom Hanks

as Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)

Josh Lucas

as Narrator (voice)

Bobby Cannavale

as Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson

as Narrator (voice)

Eli Wallach

as Narrator (voice)

Robert Wahlberg

as Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice)

Adam Arkin

as Reader (voice)

Carolyn McCormick

as Reader (voice)

Paul Fussell

as Self

Official trailer

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