The Great War: 1914-1918's primary photo
  • The Great War: 1914-1918 (1996–1996)
  • TV Mini-series | Documentary, Biography, History
The Great War: 1914-1918 (1996–1996)
TV Mini-series | Documentary, Biography, History

A unique first-person narrative, sewn together from genuine testimonies of frontline soldiers.
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Writers
Blaine Baggett (written by) | Jay Winter (written by) | Carl Byker (written by) | Joseph Angier (written by) & 2 more
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Updated Nov 10, 1996

Release date (First episode)
Nov 10, 1996 (United States)

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84 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Judi Dench
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
8
Salome Jens
Narrator (U.S.A Verison) Narrator (U.S.A Verison)   See fewer
8
8
Jürgen Prochnow
Otto Dix / Captain Peter Strasser / Fritz Nagel / Kaiser Wilhelm II Otto Dix / Captain Peter Strasser / Fritz Nagel / Kaiser Wilhelm II   See fewer
5
Michael York
French Socialist / Harold Owen / Henri Designot / Paul Lantier / Robert Graves French Socialist / Harold Owen / Henri Designot / Paul Lantier / Robert Graves   See fewer
5
Ian Richardson
Colonel Alfred Knox / David Lloyd George / General Sir Ian Hamilton / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Colonel Alfred Knox / David Lloyd George / General Sir Ian Hamilton / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle   See fewer
4
Tim Pigott-Smith
Philip Gibbs / Harold Nicholson / Ward Muir Philip Gibbs / Harold Nicholson / Ward Muir   See fewer
4
Jeremy Irons
Siegfried Sassoon Siegfried Sassoon   See fewer
3
Ralph Fiennes
Wilfred Owen Wilfred Owen   See fewer
3
Leslie Caron
Czarina Aleksandra Romanov / Madame Camille Dumont Czarina Aleksandra Romanov / Madame Camille Dumont   See fewer
3
Martin Landau
Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson   See fewer
3
Jeroen Krabbé
Ludwig Meidner / Richard Stumpf / William Hermonz Ludwig Meidner / Richard Stumpf / William Hermonz   See fewer
3
Malcolm McDowell
Charles Stockwell / Czar Nicholas II / Stephen Graham Charles Stockwell / Czar Nicholas II / Stephen Graham   See fewer
3
Kai Wulff
Franz Blumenfeldt / George Grosz / Stephan Westmann Franz Blumenfeldt / George Grosz / Stephan Westmann   See fewer
3
Rupert Graves
British Soldier / Paul Nash / Robert Coons British Soldier / Paul Nash / Robert Coons   See fewer
3
Liam Neeson
Adolf Hitler / John Lucy / Kenneth Callan-Macardle Adolf Hitler / John Lucy / Kenneth Callan-Macardle   See fewer
3
David Keith
Harry S. Truman / Leslie Davis Harry S. Truman / Leslie Davis   See fewer
3
3
Rene Auberjonois
Georg Ernst Hinzpeter / Grigori Rasputin / Jean Jaures / Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Georg Ernst Hinzpeter / Grigori Rasputin / Jean Jaures / Mustafa Kemal Ataturk   See fewer
2
David Hayter
Belgian Soldier / Hassan Itemp Belgian Soldier / Hassan Itemp   See fewer
2
Helena Bonham Carter
Helen Thomas / Vera Brittain Helen Thomas / Vera Brittain   See fewer
2
Marion Ross
Anna Eisenmenger / Kathe Kollwitz Anna Eisenmenger / Kathe Kollwitz   See fewer
2
Paul Mercurio
Cyril Lawrence Cyril Lawrence   See fewer
2
Helen Mirren
Margaret Randa / Princess Evelyn Blucher Margaret Randa / Princess Evelyn Blucher   See fewer
2
Allan Hendrick
Poet / Yorkshire Post Reporter Poet / Yorkshire Post Reporter   See fewer
2
Natasha Richardson
Mary Borden / Vera Brittain Mary Borden / Vera Brittain   See fewer
2
Fredrich Solms
Gavrilo Princip / Sergey Mstislavsky Gavrilo Princip / Sergey Mstislavsky   See fewer
2
Udo Kier
Armin Wegner / Rudolf Binding Armin Wegner / Rudolf Binding   See fewer
2
2
2
2
Peter Jessop
Belgian Soldier / Walter Limmer Belgian Soldier / Walter Limmer   See fewer
1
Michael Barrett
Georg Alexander von Müller Georg Alexander von Müller   See fewer
1
Elya Baskin
Yakov Yurovski Yakov Yurovski   See fewer
1
Paul Panting
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
1
Louis Gossett Jr.
W.E.B. Du Bois W.E.B. Du Bois   See fewer
1
Timothy Bottoms
Silver Parrish Silver Parrish   See fewer
1
Nastassja Kinski
Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Luxemburg   See fewer
1
Gérard Ismaël
Corporal Louis Barthas Corporal Louis Barthas   See fewer
1
Edward O. Goldman
Jean Jaures' Friend Jean Jaures' Friend   See fewer
1
Philippe Smolikowski
General Robert Nivelle General Robert Nivelle   See fewer
1
Yaphet Kotto
Kaphe Kamar Kaphe Kamar   See fewer
1
Liane Schirmer
Maria Bochkareva Maria Bochkareva   See fewer
1
Imogen Stubbs
Gabrielle West Gabrielle West   See fewer
1
Jean Stapleton
Edith Wilson Edith Wilson   See fewer
1
Jane Leeves
Caroline Webb Caroline Webb   See fewer
1
1
Ned Beatty
Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover   See fewer
1
1
Martin Sheen
Frank Golder Frank Golder   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
Mary Mouradian
Armenian Genocide Survivor Armenian Genocide Survivor   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
Charles Chaplin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Einstein
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
T.E. Lawrence
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke of Windsor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Woodrow Wilson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Hoover
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lev Trotskiy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
David Lloyd George
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul von Hindenburg
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Georges Clemenceau
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Aleksandr Kerensky
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Philippe Pétain
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Emily Wilding Davison
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Erich Ludendorff
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Jaurès
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Nivelle
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Vittorio Orlando
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Grand Duke Nicholas
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Joffre
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
King Faisal I
Self (Emir Feisal) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (Emir Feisal) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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