The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
tv show
8 total episodes
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1 seasons
Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.
First Aired November 10, 1996
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Overview
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.
Cast
Salome Jens
as
Narrator (voice)
René Auberjonois
as
Jean Jaures / Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (voice)
Helena Bonham Carter
as
Vera Brittain (voice)
Leslie Caron
as
Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)
Ralph Fiennes
as
Wilfred Owen (voice)
Malcolm McDowell
as
Czar Nicholas II / Charles Stockwell / Stephen Graham (voice)
Jürgen Prochnow
as
Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)
Natasha Richardson
as
Vera Brittain
Michael York
as
Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice)
Crew
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Mitch Wilson
as
Cinematography
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Carl Byker
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Director
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Carl Byker
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Editor
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Stosh Jarecki
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Editor
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David Mrazek
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Editor
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Carl Byker
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Producer
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Blaine Baggett
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Executive Producer
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Ellie Kanner
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Casting
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David Mrazek
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Co-Producer
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Alexandria Levitt
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Associate Producer
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Jay Winter
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Co-Producer
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Michele Morgan
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Associate Producer