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The Great War

The Great War

1964 · 1 season · 26 eps · ★ 8.3 · Documentary, War & Politics

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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.

Created by John Terraine, Corelli Barnett

Network: BBC Two

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