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The World Wars

  • TV Series
  • 20142014
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 4h 30m
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7.9/10
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The World Wars (2014)
The World Wars
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A look at both World Wars and what the biggest names in history did during each war and the time in between.A look at both World Wars and what the biggest names in history did during each war and the time in between.A look at both World Wars and what the biggest names in history did during each war and the time in between.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,153
222
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    • Stars
      • Maximilian Klas
      • Ian Beyts
      • Jacopo Rampini
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      • Maximilian Klas
      • Ian Beyts
      • Jacopo Rampini
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    • 66User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Maximilian Klas
    Maximilian Klas
    • Young Hitler…
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    Ian Beyts
    Ian Beyts
    • Winston Churchill
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Jacopo Rampini
    Jacopo Rampini
    • Young Stalin…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Jonathan Hartman
    Jonathan Hartman
    • Benito Mussolini
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Nabil Vinas
    Nabil Vinas
    • Young Mussolini…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Dean Gosdin
    Dean Gosdin
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Don Meehan
    Don Meehan
    • Charles DeGaulle…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Michael Perrie Jr.
    • Young DeGaulle…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Don Hartman
    Don Hartman
    • General George Patton…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Wim De Groof
    • Field marshal German army (2014)…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    C. Conrad Cady
    C. Conrad Cady
    • Vladimir Ilyich Lenin…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    James William Barker
    • Prime Minister Chamberlain's Aid…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014
    Mike Adler
    • Hitlers cook…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014
    Tom Vickers
    • Young Churchill…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014
    Daniel Martin Berkey
    • The Elder General Douglas MacArthur…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014
    Steven Mackintosh
    Steven Mackintosh
    • Narrated by…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014
    Hugh Scully
    Hugh Scully
    • Adolf Hitler…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014
    Joseph Scott Barbarino
    Joseph Scott Barbarino
    • Joseph Stalin
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014
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    • Trivia
      The actor who plays General Douglas MacArthur (Daniel Michael Berkey) is the same actor from another History Channel production, The Men Who Built America. He plays JP Morgan's father, Junius.
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    8/10
    World Wars I and II - a Continuum
    The History Channel presents a miniseries of six hours on three nights as an overview of the concept that the beginnings of WW I and the events that occurred in that first World War were played out by the same set of characters and in doing so the series presents the backgrounds of each of the major world players in a manner that allows us to see them as individuals rather than historical tropes. Until Amazon makes this available this review is pictured by another series made two years ago with a bit of a different approach. But for those who may be deciding whether or not to catch the current series, hopefully this brief overview will assist.

    As the description for the series state, 'The World Wars tells the story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous time line starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.

    Narrated by Jeremy Renner and with comments throughout the series from Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Leon Panetta, John McCain, John Major, Mario Monti and many historians and correspondents form the US and Britain, the series is a collage of battle scenes (some repetitive, but war is repetitive), but adding the young and old versions of Stalin (Jacopo Rampini /not listed), Mussolini (Nabil Vinas/Jonathan Hartman), MacArthur (Prescott Hathaway/not listed), DeGaulle (Michael Perrie. Jr./Don Meehan), Churchill (Tom Vickers/Ian Beyts), Hitler (Maximillian Klas/not listed ), Lenin (C Conrad Cady), Patton (Matt Dearman/Don Hartman), FDR (Kevin McKillip/not listed), and Tojo (not listed).

    The series is directed by John Ealer and written by Chelsea Coates, Zachary Hartmann, Claire Lawton, Alec Michod, Jordan Rosenblum, and David White. No, it isn't all the information about he wars but it is a psychological study of the men who were at the helm of each country involved. It is disturbing but the series does provide insights we should appreciate. Grady Harp, May 14
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    • Release date
      • May 26, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Världskrigen
    • Filming locations
      • Charles Town, West Virginia, USA
    • Production company
      • Stephen David Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      4 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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