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

The World at War

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