TV SERIES · 1973
The World at War
DocumentaryWar55 min per episode
World War II is traced from the political upheavals of the 1920s through the fighting and into the aftermath, with Laurence Olivier’s narration guiding a sweeping historical account. The series keeps military campaigns, government decisions, and civilian lives in view at the same time, moving across Europe and Asia as the conflict widens. It also draws on firsthand testimony from people who were there, including Albert Speer and Averell Harriman, alongside soldiers, officials, and survivors. The result is a broad chronicle of how the war began, how it spread, and how it marked the people who lived through it.
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