
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
A sober, immersive history that makes the scale of suffering feel personal and immediate.
- Created by
- Jay Winter, Blaine Baggett
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Salome Jens, René Auberjonois, Helena Bonham Carter
- Tagline
- Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.
- Overview
- 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.
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- Created by
- Jay Winter, Blaine Baggett
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Salome Jens, René Auberjonois, Helena Bonham Carter












