American Experience Season 1, Episode 5

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Documentary

An original look through newsreels, war department films, posters and interviews with five, real-life "Rosies" about the reality of working in the defense plants during WWII, and their reactions to having to give up those jobs for returning GIs.

Writing:

Peter McGhee

Stars:

Oliver Platt
Ping Wu
Morley Safer

Release Date: 1988-10-04
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

TMDb: 7.5/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 55

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