The Great War: 1914-1918
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Starring
Judi DenchSalome JensJürgen ProchnowMichael YorkIan RichardsonTim Pigott-Smith
Starring
Judi DenchSalome JensJürgen ProchnowMichael YorkIan RichardsonTim Pigott-Smith
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The Great War: 1914-1918 Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 |
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About
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 series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished."
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Season 11996
7.7130850m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Explosion | 7.5 | 26 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Stalemate | 7.6 | 20 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | Total War | 7.8 | 15 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Slaughter | 7.8 | 18 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Mutiny | 8.2 | 14 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | Collapse | 7.5 | 14 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | Hatred & Hunger | 8.2 | 11 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | War Without End | 7.5 | 12 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Judi Dench Narrator
Salome Jens Narrator (U.S.A Verison)
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
Jeremy Irons Siegfried Sassoon
Ralph Fiennes Wilfred Owen
Leslie Caron Czarina Aleksandra Romanov, Madame Camille Dumont
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