The war
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The war |
| Original title | The war |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English (AE) |
| year | 2006 |
| length | 52 minutes |
| Episodes | 14 in 1 season |
| genre | Documentary , war film |
| Theme music | ? |
| idea | Ken Burns and Lynn Novick |
| music | Wynton Marsalis , “American Anthem” music and lyrics by Gene Scheer - sung by Norah Jones |
| First broadcast | September 23, 2007 (USA) on PBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
March 5th, 2008 on arte |
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The War (too dt . The war ) is a seven-part documentary, which in 2006 by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick was produced in the United States. In the German version, the seven parts were shown as a 14-part documentation.
The documentary tells the story of ordinary US soldiers during their service time in World War II in Europe and the Pacific as well as the people on the home front in four exemplary US cities, namely Luverne (Minnesota) , Waterbury (Connecticut) , Mobile (Alabama) and Sacramento, California .
consequences
Each episode begins with the fade-in of the following English text, which the narrator repeats in German:
- The Second World War was fought in thousands of places, too many for any one accounting.
- This is the story of four American towns and how their citizens experienced that war.
- The Second World War had thousands of scenes, and no single report could ever cover them all.
- This film is about four American provincial cities and how their inhabitants experienced this war.
| Episode (original episode) | Surname | Original title | Narrative period | First broadcast (Germany and France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. (1) | A necessary war | A Necessary War | December 1941- December 1942 |
March 5, 2008, 9: 00-21: 50 |
| 2. (1) | It was a terrifying time | A Necessary War | December 1941- December 1942 |
March 5, 2008, 21: 50-22: 45 |
| 3. (2) | The worst is yet to come | When things get tough | January 1943- December 1943 |
March 12, 2008, 9:00 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. |
| 4. (2) | Tough | When things get tough | January 1943- December 1943 |
March 12, 2008, 21: 50-22: 45 |
| 5. (3) | Fucking war | A deadly calling | November 1943- June 1944 |
March 19, 2008, 9:00 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. |
| 6. (3) | The deadly reputation | A deadly calling | November 1943- June 1944 |
March 19, 2008, 21: 50-22: 45 |
| 7. (4) | Our sons, pride of the nation | Pride of Our Nation | June 1944- August 1944 |
March 26, 2008, 9:00 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. |
| 8. (4) | Voluntary | A volunteer base | June 1944- August 1944 |
March 26, 2008, 21: 50-22: 45 |
| 9. (5) | Full of shit! | FUBAR | September 1944- December 1944 |
April 2, 2008, 9:00 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. |
| 10. (5) | life and death | FUBAR | September 1944- December 1944 |
April 2, 2008, 21: 50-22: 45 |
| 11. (6) | A ghost front | The Ghost Front | December 1944- March 1945 |
April 9, 2008, 9:00 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. |
| 12. (6) | Terrible choices | The Ghost Front | December 1944- March 1945 |
April 9, 2008, 21: 50-22: 45 |
| 13. (7) | A long, rocky road | A World Without War | March 1945 - September 1945 |
April 16, 2008, 9:00 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. |
| 14. (7) | A world without war | A World Without War | March 1945 - September 1945 |
April 16, 2008, 21: 50-22: 40 |
Premieres
The German and French first broadcast took place between March 5 and April 16, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. on the Franco-German TV channel arte . The narrator in the German version is Udo Wachtveitl .
Others
One of the sources from which The War was repeatedly quoted was the book Vom alten Schlag: The Second World War at the other end of the world. Memoirs of Eugene Sledge , which also served as the source for the ten-part miniseries The Pacific .
Web links
- Information on SpiegelOnline
- Information on FAZ.Net