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WWII: Saving the Reality
WWII: Saving the Reality

WWII: Saving the Reality

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DocumentaryWar

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See Kenneth W. Rendell's collection of over 6,000 artifacts that range from the end of World War I and the rise of Nazism to the start of World War II and the fight in Europe and the Pacific.

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Budget

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

56 mins

Rating

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Release Date

07 January 2013

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Self - Narrator (voice)

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