Summary
Father-and-son team Peter and Dan Snow embark on an epic journey to describe battles that transformed the 20th century. Known for its extensive use of "sand table" CGI effects to help viewers visualize the battles.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 86GoodWatch 57
IMDb8.6
Time to watch it all
8 h
8 episodes, about 60 min each
An episode a night: done in 8 nights.
First aired
2007
June 4, 2007
Ended 2007
Genres
DocumentaryWar & PoliticsLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
Directing · 5
- Paul McGuigan Director, Producer
- Dan Kendall Director, Producer
- Renuka Chapman Director, Producer
- Johanna Gibbon Director
- Ben Lawrie Director, Producer
Production · 3
- Jane Aldous Executive Producer
- Danielle Peck Producer
- Stephen Douds Producer
Sound · 1
- Sheridan Tongue Original Music Composer
Twentieth Century Battlefields episodes
1 season · 8 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 1918 Western Front, 8.1
- S1 E2 1942 Midway, 8.0
- S1 E3 1942 Stalingrad, 8.0
- S1 E4 1951 Korea, 7.6
- S1 E5 1968 Vietnam, 7.7
- S1 E6 1973 Middle East, 7.9
- S1 E7 1982 Falklands, 7.1
- S1 E8 1991 Gulf War, 7.1
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