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TV series / 1996
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Episode directors
Carl Byker
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.
The story
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.
The seasons
Season 1
Season 1
Season details
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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)
