The Great War: 1914-1918 (1996)

Name: The Great War: 1914-1918
Genre: Biography, Documentary, History
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Salome Jens

Biography · Documentary · History

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.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (429 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Salome Jens Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

7.76 avg 8 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Explosion	7.5	26
2	Stalemate	7.6	20
3	Total War	7.8	15
4	Slaughter	7.8	18
5	Mutiny	8.2	14
6	Collapse	7.5	14
7	Hatred & Hunger	8.2	11
8	War Without End	7.5	12