EpisodeS1E11996-11-10

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

Explosion

Instability in Europe is fueled by Germany's growing militarism, Kaiser Wilhelm II's obsession to match the British Royal Navy, and French and German war plans before the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria triggers combat.

My Thoughts
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Guest Stars

René Auberjonois

Jean Jaures / Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (voice)

Helena Bonham Carter

Vera Brittain (voice)

Leslie Caron

Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)

Ralph Fiennes

Wilfred Owen (voice)

Malcolm McDowell

Czar Nicholas II / Charles Stockwell / Stephen Graham (voice)

Jürgen Prochnow

Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice)

Natasha Richardson

Vera Brittain

Michael York

Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice)

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CB

Carl Byker

Director

Directing

JW

Jay Winter

Writer

Writing

CB

Carl Byker

Writer

Writing

CB

Carl Byker

Producer

Production

BB

Blaine Baggett

Executive Producer

Production

BB

Blaine Baggett

Writer

Writing

CS

Carol Sennett

Producer

Production

TF

Teresa Fitzgerald

Associate Producer

Production

MM

Michele Morgan

Associate Producer

Production

DM

David Mrazek

Editor

Editing

Mason Daring

Mason Daring

Music

Sound

AC

Adrienne Cooksey

Associate Producer

Production

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