The Great War
1964•PG•1 Seasons•26 Episodes•8.3•Ended
DocumentaryWar & Politics
Extensive archive footage and sound effects, linked with contemporary classic music of the era, brings to life the vast history of World War I, concentrated by the commentaries by Michael Redgrave, and some of the finest actors of the 20th-century.
Creator
John Terraine, Corelli Barnett
Network
BBC Two
Origin
GB
Cast
Michael Redgrave
Narrator
Ralph Richardson
Douglas Haig (voice)
Emlyn Williams
Lloyd George (voice)
Marius Goring
Various (voice)
Cyril Luckham
Various (voice)
Sebastian Shaw
Various (voice)
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