The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
1996Show1 season8 episodes
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The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century is a 1996 documentary series that aired on PBS. It chronicles World War I over eight episodes.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
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Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.
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1 season · 8 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Explosion, 7.5
- S1 E2 Stalemate, 7.6
- S1 E3 Total War, 7.8
- S1 E4 Slaughter, 7.8
- S1 E5 Mutiny, 8.2
- S1 E6 Collapse, 7.5
- S1 E7 Hatred & Hunger, 8.2
- S1 E8 War Without End, 7.5
Cast
9 of 9 · most episodes first
Salome JensNarrator (voice)
René AuberjonoisJean Jaures / Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (voice)
Helena Bonham CarterVera Brittain (voice)
Leslie CaronCzarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)
Ralph FiennesWilfred Owen (voice)
Malcolm McDowellCzar Nicholas II / Charles Stockwell / Stephen Graham (voice)
Jürgen ProchnowKaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
Natasha RichardsonVera Brittain
Michael YorkRobert Graves / Harold Owen (voice)
Crew
- Directors
- Carl Byker
- Written by
- Jay Winter, Blaine Baggett, Carl Byker
- Produced by
- Carol Sennett, Carl Byker
- Music by
- Mason Daring
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Facts
November 10, 1996 · December 29, 1996 · Ended
- First aired
- November 10, 1996
- Last aired
- December 29, 1996
- Status
- Ended
- Length
- 1 season · 8 episodes
- Content
- Disturbing Imagery, Violence
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United Kingdom, United States
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