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The Great War

1964Show1 season26 episodes

DocumentaryWar & Politics
86
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.9
86
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.9

Summary

Extensive archive footage and sound effects, linked with contemporary classic music of the era, brings to life the vast history of World War I, concentrated by the commentaries by Michael Redgrave, and some of the finest actors of the 20th-century.

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  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

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1 season · 26 episodes

  1. S1 E1 On the Idle Hill of Summer..., 8.1
  2. S1 E2 For Such a Stupid Reason Too..., 8.4
  3. S1 E3 We Must Hack Our Way Through, 8.4
  4. S1 E4 Our Hats We Doff to General Joffre, 8.3
  5. S1 E5 This Business May Last a Long Time, 8.8
  6. S1 E6 So Sleep Easy in Your Beds, 8.7
  7. S1 E7 We Await the Heavenly Manna..., 8.4
  8. S1 E8 Why Don't You Come and Help!, 7.9
  9. S1 E9 Please God Send Us A Victory..., 9.2
  10. S1 E10 What Are Our Allies Doing?, 8.6
  11. S1 E11 Hell Cannot Be So Terrible, 8.8
  12. S1 E12 For Gawd's Sake Don't Send Me, 7.8
  13. S1 E13 The Devil Is Coming..., 8.8
  14. S1 E14 All This It Is Our Duty to Bear, 8.7
  15. S1 E15 We Are Betrayed, Sold, Lost, 8.9
  16. S1 E16 Right Is More Precious Than Peace, 8.6
  17. S1 E17 Surely We Have Perished, 9.1
  18. S1 E18 Fat Rodzianko Has Sent Me Some Nonsense, 8.5
  19. S1 E19 The Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go, 8.6
  20. S1 E20 Only War, Nothing But War, 8.6
  21. S1 E21 It Was Like the End of the World, 8.8
  22. S1 E22 Damn Them, Are They Never Coming In?, 8.2
  23. S1 E23 When Must the End Be?, 8.7
  24. S1 E24 Allah Made Mesopotamia - and Added Flies, 8.8
  25. S1 E25 The Iron Thrones Are Falling, 8.6
  26. S1 E26 ...And We Were Young, 8.5

Cast

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Crew

Produced by
Tony Essex

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Facts

May 30, 1964 · November 22, 1964 · Ended

First aired
May 30, 1964
Last aired
November 22, 1964
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 26 episodes
Content
Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Documentary, War & Politics
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom, Canada, Australia
Available in
5 countries

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Where can I stream The Great War?

Tubi TV

In the United States, The Great War is free with ads on Tubi TV. It also streams in 4 other countries.

Is The Great War worth watching?

86
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86 (IMDb 8.9).

How long does it take to watch The Great War?

17 h

About 17 hours: 26 episodes in 1 season of about 40 minutes each, aired from 1964 to 1964.

Can I half-watch The Great War?

Easy watchDemanding

No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for complexity and 7 for philosophical.

Will I feel good after watching The Great War?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 3 for hopefulness.