, a seven-part series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns: Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; and Luverne, Minnesota. The series explores the most intimate human dimensions of the greatest cataclysm in history — a worldwide catastrophe that touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America — and demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives. Including interviews and archive footage, the film honors the bravery, endurance, and sacrifice of the generation of Americans who lived through what will always be known simply as "."

Starring:

Keith David , Katharine Phillips , Tom Hanks , Paul Fussell , Quentin Aanenson , Burt Wilson , Sascha Weinzheimer , Sam Hynes , Daniel Inouye , Rebecca Holtz , Glenn D. Frazier , Emma Belle Pelcher , Olga Ciarlo , Maurice Bell , Dwain Luce , John Gray , Sidney Phillips , Susumu Satow , Jim Sherman , Robert Kashiwagi , Kevin Conway , Burnett Miller , Ray Leopold , Earl Burke , Asako Tokuno , Tom Galloway , Jackie Greer , Josh Lucas

Genre:

Documentary, History, War