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The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century poster

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.

1996 1 Season 8.4Series

Documentary

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.

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Jay Winter

Creator, Writer

Blaine Baggett

Creator, Writer

Carl Byker

Director, Writer

Top Cast

Salome Jens

Salome Jens

Narrator (voice) · 8 eps

René Auberjonois

René Auberjonois

Jean Jaures / Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (voice) · 1 ep

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Vera Brittain (voice) · 1 ep

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice) · 1 ep

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Wilfred Owen (voice) · 1 ep

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Czar Nicholas II / Charles Stockwell / Stephen Graham (voice) · 1 ep

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice) · 1 ep

Natasha Richardson

Natasha Richardson

Vera Brittain · 1 ep

Michael York

Michael York

Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice) · 1 ep