“Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.”
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
8.4
5 votes·1996
·1 Season
·TV SeriesDocumentary
Overview
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.
Keywords
world war ibiographyworld war
Cast
Salome Jens
Narrator (voice)
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