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World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
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World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

2008-11-10 · 60 min / episode · ★ 5.7

Documentary · War & Politics

Documentary series using dramatic reconstructions and testimony from witnesses to reveal the 'behind closed doors' politics of the Second World War.

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BBC Television Centre
Countries
United Kingdom, Poland
Status
Ended

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Aleksey PetrenkoAleksey PetrenkoJoseph Stalin
Bob GuntonBob GuntonFranklin Roosevelt
Paul HumpoletzPaul HumpoletzWinston Churchill
Samuel WestSamuel Westnarrator
Valeriy ZhakovValeriy ZhakovVyacheslav Molotov
Michael J. ReynoldsMichael J. ReynoldsGen. George C. Marshall

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