THE GREAT WAR AND THE SHAPING OF THE 20TH CENTURY (1996)

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
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The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.
Documentary
November 10, 1996 - December 29, 1996
Ended
|1 Season, 8 episodes
United States
English
PBS

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. It was narrated by Dame Judi Dench in the UK and Salome Jens in the United States.

The series won two Primetime Emmy Awards: one for Jeremy Irons for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, the other for Outstanding Informational Series. In 1997, it was given a Peabody Award.

Episode Guide

Cast & Characters

Salome Jens

Narrator (voice)

René Auberjonois

Jean Jaures / Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (voice)

Helena Bonham Carter

Vera Brittain (voice)

Leslie Caron

Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)

Ralph Fiennes

Wilfred Owen (voice)

Malcolm McDowell

Czar Nicholas II / Charles Stockwell / Stephen Graham (voice)

Jürgen Prochnow

Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)

Natasha Richardson

Vera Brittain

Michael York

Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice)

Crew

Carl Byker

Production

Blaine Baggett

Production

David Mrazek

Production

Jay Winter

Production

Ellie Kanner

Production

Michele Morgan

Production

Carol Sennett

Production

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