The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century is a 1996 documentary series that aired on PBS. It chronicles World War I over eight episodes. It was narrated by Dame Judi Dench in the UK and Salome Jens in the United States.

The series won two Primetime Emmy Awards: one for Jeremy Irons for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, the other for Outstanding Informational Series. In 1997, it was given a Peabody Award.

Voice cast

 * Jürgen Prochnow as Kaiser Wilhelm II
 * Martin Landau as Woodrow Wilson
 * Malcolm McDowell as Charles Stockwell
 * Ian Richardson as David Lloyd George
 * Rene Auberjonois as Jean Jaures
 * Paul Mercurio as Cyril Lawrence
 * Liam Neeson as Adolf Hitler
 * Ralph Fiennes as Wilfred Owen
 * Michael York as Harold Owen
 * Jeremy Irons as Siegfried Sassoon
 * Helena Bonham Carter as Vera Brittain
 * Gary Oldman as a Soldier
 * Jane Leeves as Caroline Webb
 * Marion Ross as Kathe Kollwitz