TV series

The Great War

1964 · 1 season

A solemn, archive-driven immersion into the First World War, paced like a slow historical march and weighted with loss.

Overview: Extensive archive footage and sound effects, linked with contemporary classic music of the era, brings to life the vast history of World War I, concentrated by the commentaries by Michael Redgrave, and some of the finest actors of the 20th-century.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, death, grief, survival
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
death
grief
survival
memory
Places: military
countryside
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: documentary, war & politics
Created by: Corelli Barnett, John Terraine
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring, Cyril Luckham, Sebastian Shaw
Length: 1 seasons, 26 episodes, 40 min each
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom, Canada, Australia
Languages: English