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  • The War The Ghost Front: December 1944 - March 1945 (Season 1, Episode 6)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 118 min | Documentary, History, War

The War

The Ghost Front: December 1944 - March 1945 (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | 118 min | Documentary, History, War

Americans are shocked by Hitler's massive counterattack in the Ardennes Forest--but by mid March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while the Russians are 50 miles from Berlin. In the Pacific, after weeks of desperate fighting, Iwo Jima is ...See moreAmericans are shocked by Hitler's massive counterattack in the Ardennes Forest--but by mid March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while the Russians are 50 miles from Berlin. In the Pacific, after weeks of desperate fighting, Iwo Jima is secured, and American bombers begin a full-fledged air assault on Japan. Written by Anonymous See less
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Directors
Ken Burns (co-director) | Lynn Novick (co-director)
Writer
Geoffrey C. Ward (written by)
Composer
Wynton Marsalis (original music by)
Cinematographer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 1, 2007

Release date
Oct 1, 2007 (United States)

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Cast

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Keith David
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Ray Leopold
Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut   See fewer
Paul Fussell
Self - Infantry Self - Infantry   See fewer
Burnett Miller
Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California   See fewer
Tom Galloway
Self - Resident of Mobile. Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile. Alabama   See fewer
Katharine Phillips
Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama   See fewer
Sascha Weinzheimer
Self - Resident of Sacramento Valley, California Self - Resident of Sacramento Valley, California   See fewer
Burt Wilson
Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California   See fewer
Herndon Inge
Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama   See fewer
Daniel Inouye
Self - Infantry Self - Infantry   See fewer
Leo Goldberg
Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut   See fewer
Dolores Silva
Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California   See fewer
Sam Hynes
Self - Marine Pilot Self - Marine Pilot   See fewer
Glenn D. Frazier
Self - Prisoner of War Self - Prisoner of War   See fewer
Quentin Aanenson
Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota   See fewer
Ray Pittman
Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama   See fewer
Maurice Bell
Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama   See fewer
William Douglas Lansford
Self - Marine Self - Marine   See fewer
Pete Arias
Self - Marine Self - Marine   See fewer
Tom Hanks
Al McIntosh Al McIntosh   See fewer
Rebecca Holtz
Reader Reader   See fewer
Samuel L. Jackson
Reader (voice) Reader (voice)   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Heinrich Himmler
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Josh Lucas
Reader Reader   See fewer
Vyacheslav Molotov
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin)   See fewer
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