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.
Premiered: Nov 10, 1996 | 1 seasons | 8 episodes
Popularity: 1
| Creator: | Jay Winter, Blaine Baggett |
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| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Salome Jens | Narrator (voice) | 8 |
| Ralph Fiennes | Wilfred Owen (voice) | 1 |
| Helena Bonham Carter | Vera Brittain (voice) | 1 |
| Malcolm McDowell | Czar Nicholas II / Charles Stockwell / Stephen Graham (voice) | 1 |
| Jürgen Prochnow | Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice) | 1 |
| Natasha Richardson | Vera Brittain | 1 |
| René Auberjonois | Jean Jaures / Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (voice) | 1 |
| Leslie Caron | Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice) | 1 |
| Michael York | Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice) | 1 |