The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
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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.
[edit] Voice cast
- Martin Landau as Woodrow Wilson
- Malcolm McDowell as Charles Stockwell
- Ian Richardson as David Lloyd George
- Rene Auberjonois as Jean Jaures
- Paul Mercurio as Cyril Lawrence
- Liam Neeson as Adolf Hitler
- Michael York as Harold Owen
- Jeremy Irons as Siegfried Sassoon
- Helena Bonham Carter as Vera Brittain
- Gary Oldman as a Soldier
- Jane Leeves as Caroline Webb
