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The First World War

2003-09-20 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.3

Documentary · War & Politics

This ten-part docuseries tells the comprehensive story of the First World War, featuring excerpts written by Winston Churchill, Karen Blixen, Georges Clémenceau, David Lloyd George, Siegfried Sassoon and Rudolf Hess.

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Wark Clements, Hamilton Film Partnership
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United Kingdom
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Ferdinand I of BulgariaSelf
Marie of RomaniaSelf
Hermann GöringHermann GöringSelf (archive footage)
Jonathan LewisSelf - Narrator

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