The World at War (1973)

The World at War

1973TV-PG52m
DocumentaryHistoryWar
9.2 / 10(37,880)

26-part documentary series tracing World War II from the rise of Nazi Germany through the conflict's major campaigns and home fronts, using archival footage and firsthand interviews, narrated by Laurence Olivier.

Rated
TV-PG
Runtime
52m
Released
1973

Details

Release year: 1973

Storyline

26-part documentary series tracing World War II from the rise of Nazi Germany through the conflict's major campaigns and home fronts, using archival footage and firsthand interviews, narrated by Laurence Olivier.

Top credits

Cast
  • 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
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Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

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