The World at War
9.2/10
52min
1973
Documentary
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Amidst the chaos of World War II, a young soldier wrestles with loyalty, love, and the haunting cost of survival.
A groundbreaking 26-part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II.
- Laurence OlivierSelf - Narrator
- Averell HarrimanSelf - Roosevelt's Roving Ambassador, Self - Roosevelt's Special Representative in Britain, Self - U.S. Ambassador to Moscow 1945, Self - U.S. Ambassador to Russia 1943-46, Self - U.S. Ambassador to Russia 1945
- Anthony EdenForeign Secretary 1940, Self - British Foreign Secretary, Self - Foreign Affairs 1945, Self - Foreign Secretary, Self - War Cabinet 1940-45, Self - War Minister 1940
- Albert SpeerSelf, Self - Minister of Armaments, Self - Hitler's Armaments Minister, War Production
- Siegfried WestphalSelf - Afika Korps - Rommel's Chief of Staff, Self - Chief of Staff, German Armies in the West, Self - Kesselring's Chief of Staff, Self - Staff Officer Western Front
- Lawrence DurrellSelf, Self - British Foreign Service, Self - British Press Officer - Cairo
- Wynford Vaughan-ThomasSelf - War Correspondent
- Louis MountbattenSelf - Chief of Combined Operations (1942-1943), Self - Supreme Allied Commander S.E.A.C., Self - Supreme Commander, S.E.Asia
- J. Lawton CollinsSelf - Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division at Guadalcanal, Self - U.S. VII Corps, Self - U.S. VII Corps Commander
- Toshikazu KaseSelf - Cabinet Secretariat, Self - Foreign Ministry 1945, Self - Matsuoka's Private Secretary
- Hans KehrlMinistry of Armaments 1943-45, Self - Ministry of Economics 1938-43, Self - Nazi Businessman
- Kenneth StrongSelf - Eisenhower's Intelligence Chief
- Kay SummersbySelf - Eisenhower's Driver, Self - U.S. Army, 1945
- Walter WarlimontSelf - German High Command
- Francis de GuingandMontgomery's Chief of Staff, Self - Military Intelligence - Cairo, Self - Montgomery's Chief of Staff
- Christabel BielenbergSelf - Married to German, Self - Wife of German
- J.R. ColvilleSelf - Chamberlain's Private Secretary, Self - Churchill's Private Secretary
- Ursula GraySelf - Dresden Civilian, Self - German Refugee, 1945
- John J. McCloySelf - Assistant Secretary of War 1945, Self - Roosevelt's Assistant Secretary of War
- J.G. SmythSelf - 17th Div., Burma, Self - 17th Indian Infantry Division, Malaya
- TitleThe World at War
- Original titleThe World at War
- GenreDocumentary
- Duration52min
- Release year1973
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorHugh Raggett
- ProducersJeremy Isaacs Peter Batty David Elstein