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Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.
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.
Cast: Salome Jens, René Auberjonois, Helena Bonham Carter, Leslie Caron, Ralph Fiennes, Malcolm McDowell, Jürgen Prochnow, Natasha Richardson, Michael York
Writers: Blaine Baggett (Writer), Jay Winter (Writer), Carl Byker (Writer)
Cinematographer: Mitch Wilson
Editors: Carl Byker, David Mrazek
Composer: Mason Daring
Producers: Teresa Fitzgerald, Michele Morgan, Adrienne Cooksey
Production: BBC, Imperial War Museums, KCET
Network: PBS
