THE GREAT WAR AND THE SHAPING OF THE 20TH CENTURY (1996)
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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 episodesUnited 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
Carol Sennett
Production
Teresa Fitzgerald
Production
Adrienne Cooksey
Production
Michele Morgan
Production
Carl Byker
Production
David Mrazek
Production
Ellie Kanner
Production
Jay Winter
Production
Alexandria Levitt
Production
Blaine Baggett
Production
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