CinemaOSSeries · 1996 · 1 Season

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.

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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.

Created byJay Winter, Blaine Baggett

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
November 10, 1996
Last aired
December 29, 1996
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Network
PBS

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Salome Jens

Salome Jens

Narrator (voice)

Creative team
Created by
Jay Winter
Blaine Baggett

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