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The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (1996)

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November 10, 1996
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The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (1996)

Name: The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1996-11-10

1
Seasons

8
Episodes

November 10, 1996
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

Documentary

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This TV Show Is About.

biography ·

world war i ·

world war ·

Miniseries

Cast & Crew.

Judi Dench

Narrator

Salome Jens

Narrator (U.S.A Verison)

Blaine Baggett

Creator / Executive Producer / Writer

Jay Winter

Self

Jürgen Prochnow

Otto Dix / Captain Peter Strasser / Fritz Nagel

Michael York

French Socialist / Harold Owen / Henri Designot

Ian Richardson

Colonel Alfred Knox / David Lloyd George / General Sir Ian Hamilton

Tim Pigott-Smith

Philip Gibbs / Harold Nicholson / Ward Muir

Details.

Release Date
November 10, 1996

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
8

Genres
Documentary

Wiki.

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 Salome Jens. In the UK, the programme was renamed 1914-18 and was narrated by Dame Judi Dench.

The series won two Primetime Emmy Awards: one for Jeremy Irons for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, the other for Outstanding Informational Series. It was funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1997, it was given a Peabody Award.