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The Great War [videorecording] / an Insignia Films Production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation.

American experience. (other title)
Ives, Stephen, (screenwriter,, television director.). Pollak, Amanda, (television producer,, television director.). Rapley, Rob, (television producer,, television director.). Platt, Oliver, (narrator.). Rundquist, Peter. (composer.). Phillips, Tom, 1952- (composer.). Squires, Buddy, (cinematographer.). Neuburger, Jon, (film editor.). Bomse, Seth, (film editor.). Fedde, R. A., (film editor.). Insignia Films, (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.). WGBH Educational Foundation, (production company.).

Summary:

In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of America's entry into the war on April 6, 1917, a six-hour documentary presented over three nights, explores how World War I changed America and the world. Drawing on the latest scholarship, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, it tells the rich and complex story of the conflict through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as 'doughboys.'

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  • ISBN: 9781531701420
  • ISBN: 1531701426
  • Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (360 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]

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Formatted Contents Note:
The Great War, part one / edited by Jon Neuberger, Merril Stern ; produced by Amanda Pollak ; written and directed by Stephen Ives (approximately 114 min.) --
The Great War, part three / edited by R. A. Fedde ; written and directed by Rob Rapley (approximately 114 min.).
The Great War, part two / edited by Seth Bomse ; written by Stephen Ives ; produced and directed by Amanda Pollak (approximately 114 min.) --
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Original music by Peter Rundquist, Tom Phillips ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, ASC and six others.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Oliver Platt.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
English audio ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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Subject:
World War, 1914-1918.
United States > History > 1913-1921.
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Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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