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Premieres Sunday November 15th at 9pm/8c. The ten-part series draws upon more than 3,000 hours of WWII footage culled from archives and private collections around the world. Restored and enhanced through HD technology, the series brings to light riveting footage. Their stories, culled from diaries, journals, and new interviews, will be delivered with emotional impact by some of Hollywood's top talents, helping to recreate the war's events not as detached historical facts, but rather as profound experiences on the level of a great Hollywood epic. The veterans themselves also appear, recounting their experiences first hand. Featuring the following celebrities: Justin Bartha, Rob Coddry, Tim DeKay, Mark Hefti, James Kyson Lee, Ron Livingston, LL Cool J, Rod Lowe, Josh Lucas, Jason Ritter, Amy Smart, and Steve Zahn. Visit the official site at http://www.history.com/content/wwii-in-hd and become a fan of HISTORY at the official Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/History Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/history_daily
Original Release
11/15/2009 on HIST
US Release
11/15/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Sinise | Self - Narrator |
Charles Scheffel | Self |
Ron Livingston | Charles Scheffel |
Rob Lowe | Robert Sherrod |
Justin Bartha | Jack Werner |
Jack Werner | Self |
Amy Smart | June Wandrey |
Steve Zahn | Nolen Marbrey |
Tim DeKay | Richard Tregaskis |
Rob Corddry | Rockie Blunt |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Darkness Falls | Sunday, 15 November 2009 |
2 | Hard Way Back | Sunday, 15 November 2009 |
3 | Bloody Resolve | Monday, 16 November 2009 |
4 | Battle Stations | Monday, 16 November 2009 |
5 | Day of Days | Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
6 | Point of No Return | Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
7 | Striking Distance | Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
8 | Glory and Guts | Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
9 | Edge of the Abyss | Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
10 | End Game | Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
Directors
Matthew Ginsburg, Frederic Lumiere
Writers
Matthew Ginsburg, Ben Kaplan, Alec Michod, Bruce Kennedy, Liz Reph, Hunter Dunn
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Sinise | Self - Narrator |
Charles Scheffel | Self |
Ron Livingston | Charles Scheffel |
Rob Lowe | Robert Sherrod |
Justin Bartha | Jack Werner |
Jack Werner | Self |
Amy Smart | June Wandrey |
Steve Zahn | Nolen Marbrey |
Tim DeKay | Richard Tregaskis |
Rob Corddry | Rockie Blunt |
Rockie Blunt | Self |
Jack Yusen | Self |
Jason Ritter | Jack Yusen |
Josh Lucas | Bert Stiles |
Mark Hefti | Archie Sweeney |
Shelby Westbrook | Self |
LL Cool J | Shelby Westbrook |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Self |
Jimmy Kanaya | Self |
Winston Churchill | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Stiller | Executive Producer |
Matthew Ginsburg | Executive Producer |
Lou Reda | Executive Producer |
Scott Reda | Executive Producer |
Mike Stiller | Executive Producer |
Frederic Lumiere | Producer |
Michael Emerson | Producer |
Liz Reph | Producer |