A Deadly Calling: November 1943 - June 1944's primary photo
  • The War A Deadly Calling: November 1943 - June 1944 (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 111 min | Documentary, History, War

The War

A Deadly Calling: November 1943 - June 1944 (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 111 min | Documentary, History, War

Americans are shocked by terrible losses on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa, while in Italy Allied forces are stalled for months at Monte Cassino and a risky landing at Anzio fails utterly. At home, as overcrowded "war towns" boom, economic ...See moreAmericans are shocked by terrible losses on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa, while in Italy Allied forces are stalled for months at Monte Cassino and a risky landing at Anzio fails utterly. At home, as overcrowded "war towns" boom, economic transformation leads to confrontation and ugly racial violence. 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 Sep 25, 2007

Release date
Sep 25, 2007 (United States)

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Keith David
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Burt Wilson
Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California   See fewer
Paul Fussell
Self - Infantry Self - Infantry   See fewer
John Hope Franklin
Self - Resident of Oklahoma Self - Resident of Oklahoma   See fewer
John Gray
Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama   See fewer
Clyde Odum
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
Sidney Phillips
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
Olga Ciarlo
Self - Sister of Sister of Corado Ciarlo Self - Sister of Sister of Corado Ciarlo   See fewer
Daniel Inouye
Self - Resident of Hawaii Self - Resident of Hawaii   See fewer
Asako Tokuno
Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California   See fewer
Robert Kashiwagi
Self - Resdent of Sacramento, California Self - Resdent of Sacramento, California   See fewer
Tim Tokuno
Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California   See fewer
Tom Ciarlo
Self - Resident of Waterbuty, Connecticut Self - Resident of Waterbuty, Connecticut   See fewer
Leo Goldberg
Self - Resident of Waterbuty, Connecticut Self - Resident of Waterbuty, Connecticut   See fewer
Anne DeVico
Self - Resident of Waterbuty, Connecticut Self - Resident of Waterbuty, Connecticut   See fewer
Ward Chamberlin
Self - American Field Service Self - American Field Service   See fewer
Jim Sherman
Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota   See fewer
Quentin Aanenson
Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota   See fewer
Jackie Greer
Self - Resident of Louisiana Self - Resident of Louisiana   See fewer
Tom Hanks
Al McIntosh (voice) Al McIntosh (voice)   See fewer
Adam Arkin
Reader Reader   See fewer
Bobby Cannavale
Babe Ciarlo (voice) Babe Ciarlo (voice)   See fewer
Kevin Conway
Reader Reader   See fewer
Mark W. Clark
Self - Commander, U.S. 5th Army (archive footage) Self - Commander, U.S. 5th Army (archive footage)   See fewer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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