Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.
First Air Date: 1996-11-10
Rating:8.4 / 10(5 votes)
Status: Ended
Genres: Documentary
Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 8
Runtime: N/A
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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