Top billed cast

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   Laurence Olivier

   Narrator

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Current Season

Season 1

1973 | 26 Episodes

Reviews

A review by SWITCH.

Written by SWITCH. on 2020-11-22

I'd been keen to tackle 'The World at War' for years, even despite its length and age, but I was not at all prepared for how contemporary and powerful an experience it would be. Of course, there are gaps in the story that we've only been able to fill with time, but even after nearly fifty years, it's hard to imagine another documentary series doing a better job at capturing the full, furious scope of the Second World War. Its influence on documentary television is evident from the moment it begins, with its DNA evident even in the work of Ken Burns. 'The World at War' wholly deserves its reput...read the rest

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The World at War

Keywords

• world war ii
• soldiers
• war
• veterans
• testimony