Composer:
Carl DavisCast:
Laurence Olivier (narrator), Traudl Junge, Hedy Lamarr, James Stewart, James Cagney, Irene Dunne, Frank Sinatra, J.B. Priestley, Lawrence Durrell (more)Episodes(26)
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A New Germany: 1933-1939 (E01)
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Distant War: September 1939-May 1940 (E02)
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France Falls: May-June 1940 (E03)
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Alone: May 1940-May 1941 (E04)
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Barbarossa: June-December 1941 (E05)
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Banzai! Japan: 1931-1942 (E06)
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On Our Way: U.S.A. - 1939-1942 (E07)
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The Desert: North Africa - 1940-1943 (E08)
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Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943 (E09)
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Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic - 1939-1944 (E10)
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Red Star: The Soviet Union - 1941-1943 (E11)
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Whirlwind: Bombing Germany - September 1939-April 1944 (E12)
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Tough Old Gut: Italy - November 1942-June 1944 (E13)
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It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma - 1942-1944 (E14)
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Home Fires: Britain - 1940-1944 (E15)
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Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944 (E16)
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Morning: June-August 1944 (E17)
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Occupation: Holland - 1940-1944 (E18)
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Pincers: August 1944-March 1945 (E19)
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Genocide: 1941-1945 (E20)
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Nemesis: Germany - February-May 1945 (E21)
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Japan: 1941-1945 (E22)
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Pacific: February 1942-July 1945 (E23)
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The Bomb: February-September 1945 (E24)
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Reckoning: 1945... and After (E25)
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Remember (E26)
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A televisual milestone and the benchmark for all war documentaries that followed, The World at War presents the story of World War Two, from its beginnings in Hitler's pre-war Germany to its horrific climax at Hiroshima. Made with the full co-operation of the Imperial War Museum and narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier, this powerful twenty-six part series combines eyewitness testimony with rare archive footage to tell the unforgettable story of the greatest conflict the world has ever known. (Network)
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