The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

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Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.

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.

Created by: Jay Winter, Blaine Baggett
Network: PBS

Cast

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)

Seasons · 1

Season 1
8 episodes · 1996

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