CinemaOSSeries · 1999 · 1 Season

War of the Century

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The War of the Century: When Hitler Fought Stalin, is a BBC documentary film series that examines Adolf Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 and the no-holds-barred war on both sides. It not only examines the war but also the terror inside the Soviet Union at the time due to the paranoia of Joseph Stalin - the revenge atrocities, the Great Purge of army officers, the near-lunacy orders, and the paranoia of being upstaged by others, especially Marshal Zhukov. The historical adviser is Ian Kershaw.

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
October 5, 1999
Last aired
October 26, 1999
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Network
BBC Two

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Samuel West

Samuel West

Self - Narrator

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Rolf Becker

Rolf Becker

Peter Bieringer

Vladimir Kantovski

Ulla Evrahr

Makhmut Gareev

Anatoliy Merezhko

Anatoliy Merezhko

Creative team
Written by
Laurence Rees
Produced by
Laurence Rees

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