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The Great War
Uniform Title
American experience (Television program). Great war.
Title
The Great War / an Insignia Films Production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
ISBN
9781531701420
1531701426
Publication
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, 2017.
Physical Description
3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from title screen. Titles on screen indicate part one, part two, part three. Titles on disc surfaces are numbered disc 1, disc 2, disc 3.
16x9 wide screen.
Originally broadcast in 2017 as episodes in the television series American experience.
Original music by Peter Rundquist, Tom Phillips ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, ASC and six others.
English audio; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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 Drawing on the latest scholarship, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, it tells the rich and complex story of the conflict through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops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.'
Variant and related titles
At head of title on container: WWI ... America comes of age
World War I, America comes of age
American experience (Television program)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 02, 2018
Series
American experience
Credits
Original music by Peter Rundquist, Tom Phillips ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, ASC and six others.
Performers
Narrator, Oliver Platt.
System details note
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Contents
The Great War, part one / edited by Jon Neuburger, Merril Stern ; produced by Amanda Pollak ; written and directed by Stephen Ives (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.).
The Great War, part three / edited by R.A. Fedde ; written and directed by Rob Rapley (approximately 114 min.).
Videorecording number
AMX62907 (AMX62907.1-AMX62907.3) PBS
Subjects
Genre/Form
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television mini-series.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Television mini-series.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
Insignia Films, production company.
WGBH Educational Foundation, production company.
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