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  • The Great War (1964–1964)
  • TV Mini-series | 40 min | Documentary, History, War
The Great War (1964–1964)
TV Mini-series | 40 min | Documentary, History, War

One of the greatest achievements of television - aired in 26 episodes from 1964. Use of extensive archival material and sound effects combined with contemporary classical music from this area.
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Updated May 30, 1964

Release date (First episode)
May 30, 1964 (United Kingdom)
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135 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Michael Redgrave
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
26
Ralph Richardson
Douglas Haig Douglas Haig   See fewer
26
Emlyn Williams
Lloyd George Lloyd George   See fewer
26
Marius Goring
Various Various   See fewer
26
Cyril Luckham
Various Various   See fewer
26
Sebastian Shaw
Various Various   See fewer
26
Kurt Dehn
Self - German Officer Self - German Officer   See fewer
2
William Rae
Self - Canadian Officer Self - Canadian Officer   See fewer
2
Harold Carter
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
2
A.E. Davis
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
2
Cyril A. Lee
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
2
M. Hall
Self - British Woman Self - British Woman   See fewer
2
R.J. Carless
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
2
Alfred J.E. Blackmore
Self - British Sailor Self - British Sailor   See fewer
2
Mary Brough-Robertson
Self - British Woman Self - British Woman   See fewer
2
Philip Sylvester
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
2
Sydney White
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
2
John Figarovsky
Self - American Soldier Self - American Soldier   See fewer
2
Richard Talbott Kelly
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
2
Egbert Cadbury
Self - British Pilot Self - British Pilot   See fewer
1
Leon Diament
Self - American Soldier Self - American Soldier   See fewer
1
Cuthbert Euan Rabagliati
Self - British Pilot Self - British Pilot   See fewer
1
Bryan Frayling
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
Pierre Gautier
Self - French Soldier Self - French Soldier   See fewer
1
W. Flynn
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
A. Fletcher
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
Gustav Lachmann
Self - German Officer Self - German Officer   See fewer
1
William Bunning
Self - Australian Soldier Self - Australian Soldier   See fewer
1
Robert Cotton Money
Self - British officer Self - British officer   See fewer
1
Thomas Rees
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Francis Barker Vaughan
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
A.P. Smith
Self - British Sailor Self - British Sailor   See fewer
1
Walter Groves
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
J.C. Hill
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
John Bolton
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Alfred James Bromfield
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Victor Hawkins
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
William Hall
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
George Langley
Self - Australian Officer Self - Australian Officer   See fewer
1
Melvin Krulewitch
Self - American Soldier Self - American Soldier   See fewer
1
Khonoma Beaumont-Walker
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
Charles Lippett
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Germaine Soltau
Self - Belgian Civilian Self - Belgian Civilian   See fewer
1
F.G. Ponting
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Reginald J. Mason
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Henry Bowen Barnes
Self - Australian Soldier Self - Australian Soldier   See fewer
1
Reginald Glenn
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Ernest Amis
Self - British Sailor Self - British Sailor   See fewer
1
Alessandro Magri MacMahon
Self - Italian Soldier Self - Italian Soldier   See fewer
1
Sylvester G. Pawley
Self - British Sailor Self - British Sailor   See fewer
1
Mr. Boger
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Miles Reinke
Self - German Soldier Self - German Soldier   See fewer
1
Herbert Sulzbach
Self - German Officer Self - German Officer   See fewer
1
Earl Davison
Self - American Soldier Self - American Soldier   See fewer
1
Douglas Wimberley
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
Mr. von Boschen
Self - Austro-Hungarian Man Self - Austro-Hungarian Man   See fewer
1
Walter Stagles
Self - Australian Soldier Self - Australian Soldier   See fewer
1
Charles Taylor
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
William S. Finch
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Benjamin R. Richards
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Lawrence Pollock
Self - Australian Officer Self - Australian Officer   See fewer
1
Mrs. Meiler
Self - Austro-Hungarian Woman Self - Austro-Hungarian Woman   See fewer
1
Victor Packer
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Henry Blaskett
Self - Australian Soldier Self - Australian Soldier   See fewer
1
George William Guest
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Reginald E. Beall
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Ernest Todd
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Frederick Atkinson
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Alfred Frank Joys
Self - British Sailor Self - British Sailor   See fewer
1
Walter Burchmore
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Ernest Bryan
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Herbe Haase
Self - German Woman Self - German Woman   See fewer
1
W.A. Quinton
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
George Osborne Channer
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
T.W. Dove
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Horace Birks
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
Arthur Brown
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Wilfred Staddon
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
William Underwood
Self - Canadian Soldier Self - Canadian Soldier   See fewer
1
Marjorie Llewelyn
Self - British Woman Self - British Woman   See fewer
1
Stanley Evers
Self - Australian Soldier Self - Australian Soldier   See fewer
1
William Gibb-Stuart
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Gordon Carey
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
Jack Dillon
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Anne Guillemin
Self - French Woman Self - French Woman   See fewer
1
Frank Browning
Self - British Driver Self - British Driver   See fewer
1
Benjamin Muse
Self - American Man Self - American Man   See fewer
1
John Roll
Self - Australian Sapper Self - Australian Sapper   See fewer
1
E.J. Quick
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Jack W. Critchley
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
E. Gold
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
Francois Dolbau
Self - French Soldier Self - French Soldier   See fewer
1
T.S. Towler
Self - British Man Self - British Man   See fewer
1
Charles Falmer
Self - British Sailor Self - British Sailor   See fewer
1
Edward Leigh-Jones
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
Mr. Fursse
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
R. Wallace
Self - British Officer Self - British Officer   See fewer
1
Henry E. Dally
Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier   See fewer
1
Peter Bridgmont
Various / Kaiser Wilhelm II (uncredited) Various / Kaiser Wilhelm II (uncredited)   See fewer
8
John Fortune
Various / British Trade Unionist (uncredited) Various / British Trade Unionist (uncredited)   See fewer
7
Stefan Westmann
Self / Self - German Soldier (uncredited) Self / Self - German Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
6
Tony Beckley
Various / Bairnsfather cartoons / British Soldiers (uncredited) Various / Bairnsfather cartoons / British Soldiers (uncredited)   See fewer
5
Terence Brady
Various / Naval Order of the Day (uncredited) Various / Naval Order of the Day (uncredited)   See fewer
5
James Cairncross
Various / British Soldier / British Trade Unionist / Maximilian von Spee (uncredited) Various / British Soldier / British Trade Unionist / Maximilian von Spee (uncredited)   See fewer
5
Henry Williamson
Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
4
Richard H. Tobin
Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
4
Edward Spears
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
4
Ernest Clark
Various / French man (uncredited) Various / French man (uncredited)   See fewer
3
Basil Henson
Frederick Scott Oliver / Robert Graves / Various (uncredited) Frederick Scott Oliver / Robert Graves / Various (uncredited)   See fewer
3
Felix Felton
Various / John Bull (uncredited) Various / John Bull (uncredited)   See fewer
3
John W. Palmer
Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
3
Charles Carrington
Self - British Officer (uncredited) Self - British Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
3
Peter Bowles
Various / Winston Churchill (uncredited) Various / Winston Churchill (uncredited)   See fewer
2
Basil Dignam
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
2
Denise Bryer
Queen Mary / Various (uncredited) Queen Mary / Various (uncredited)   See fewer
2
Alec Mango
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
2
Anne Jameson
French Woman / German Princess (uncredited) French Woman / German Princess (uncredited)   See fewer
2
Jeffrey Bernard
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
2
Katie Morter
Self - British Woman (uncredited) Self - British Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
2
Frank Brent
Self - Australian Soldier (uncredited) Self - Australian Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
2
George T. Hancox
Self - Canadian Soldier (uncredited) Self - Canadian Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
2
Michael Gough
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Ron Pember
Bairnsfather cartoons (uncredited) Bairnsfather cartoons (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Nan Munro
Lady Rhonnda (uncredited) Lady Rhonnda (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Tony Calvin
German Soldiers (uncredited) German Soldiers (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Cecil Lewis
Self - British Pilot (uncredited) Self - British Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Edward W. Glendinning
Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Walter Greenwood
Self - British Man (uncredited) Self - British Man (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Stanley F. Down
Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Norman Demuth
Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Alan E. Bray
Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Sebastian C. Lang
Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Wilhelm Eisenthal
Self - Austrian Officer (uncredited) Self - Austrian Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Keith Officer
Self - Australian Officer (uncredited) Self - Australian Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Joseph Murray
Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
1
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