The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

Name: The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Salome Jens

1996

★★★★☆ 8.2/10

📺 1 Season

🎬 8 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 EN

Documentary

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.

Seasons

Season 1

1996 • 8 Episodes

Instability in Europe is fueled by Germany's growing militarism, Kaiser Wilhelm II's obsession to match the British Royal Navy, and French and German war plans before the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria triggers combat.

Cast

Salome Jens

Narrator (voice)

Network

PBS

Production

BBC, Imperial War Museums, KCET

Keywords

world war ibiographyworld war