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The Great War: 1914-1918

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The Great War: 1914-1918

1996 (completed) · 1 seasons · 8 episodes · United States · English

The Great War: 1914-1918 (1996) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 7.7/10 on IMDb from 131 votes. Updated

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★ 7.7IMDb · 131

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.

Top cast

16
Judi Dench
Narrator
Salome Jens
Narrator (U.S.A Verison)
Jay Winter
Self
Jürgen Prochnow
Otto Dix
Jürgen Prochnow
Captain Peter Strasser
Jürgen Prochnow
Fritz Nagel
Michael York
French Socialist
Michael York
Harold Owen
Michael York
Henri Designot
Ian Richardson
Colonel Alfred Knox
Ian Richardson
David Lloyd George
Ian Richardson
General Sir Ian Hamilton
Tim Pigott-Smith
Philip Gibbs
Tim Pigott-Smith
Harold Nicholson
Tim Pigott-Smith
Ward Muir
Jeremy Irons
Siegfried Sassoon

Seasons

1

best episode: S1E5 — Mutiny ★ 8.2 (14)

S18 eps · ★ 7.8
  • E1Explosion★ 7.526
  • E2Stalemate★ 7.620
  • E3Total War★ 7.816
  • E4Slaughter★ 7.818
  • E5Mutiny★ 8.214
  • E6Collapse★ 7.514
  • E7Hatred & Hunger★ 8.211
  • E8War Without End★ 7.512

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Seasons

1

best episode: S1E5 — Mutiny ★ 8.2 (14)

S18 eps · ★ 7.8
  • E1Explosion★ 7.526
  • E2Stalemate★ 7.620
  • E3Total War★ 7.816
  • E4Slaughter★ 7.818
  • E5Mutiny★ 8.214
  • E6Collapse★ 7.514
  • E7Hatred & Hunger★ 8.211
  • E8War Without End★ 7.512

Top cast

16
JJudi DenchNarratorSSalome JensNarrator (U.S.A Verison)JJay WinterSelfJJürgen ProchnowOtto DixJJürgen ProchnowCaptain Peter StrasserJJürgen ProchnowFritz NagelMMichael YorkFrench SocialistMMichael YorkHarold OwenMMichael YorkHenri DesignotIIan RichardsonColonel Alfred KnoxIIan RichardsonDavid Lloyd GeorgeIIan RichardsonGeneral Sir Ian HamiltonTTim Pigott-SmithPhilip GibbsTTim Pigott-SmithHarold NicholsonTTim Pigott-SmithWard MuirJJeremy IronsSiegfried Sassoon

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