About The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
- Released on November 10, 1996
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.
Full Cast of The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Salome Jens plays Narrator (voice) (8 episodes)
René Auberjonois plays Jean Jaures / Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (voice) (1 episode)
An American actor, known for portraying Father Mulcahy in the movie version of M-A-S-H and for creating a number of c...
See René Auberjonois's other roles →Helena Bonham Carter plays Vera Brittain (voice) (1 episode)
Helena Bonham Carter CBE (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in independent films and block...
See Helena Bonham Carter's other roles →Leslie Caron plays Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice) (1 episode)
Ralph Fiennes plays Wilfred Owen (voice) (1 episode)
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born December 22, 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. ...
See Ralph Fiennes's other roles →Malcolm McDowell plays Czar Nicholas II / Charles Stockwell / Stephen Graham (voice) (1 episode)
Malcolm McDowell is an English actor with a career spanning over forty years. McDowell is principally known for his r...
See Malcolm McDowell's other roles →Jürgen Prochnow plays Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice) (1 episode)
Natasha Richardson plays Vera Brittain (1 episode)
Michael York plays Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice) (1 episode)
Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) is an English actor. After performing on-stage with the R...
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