 Museum. It took five years to make and cost five million dollars. Blaine Baggett was the executive producer and Jay Winter was the chief historian. It aired in the United States on PBS in November 1996.

In contrast to a previous (1964) BBC production titled The Great War which focused primarily on the military and political aspects of the war, this 1996 documentary, in keeping with more recent trends in historiography, used a wide variety of types of sources to cover social, cultural, economic, and personal perspectives on the war in addition to the military and political.

Voice cast 
 Jürgen Prochnow as Kaiser Wilhelm II
 Martin Landau as Woodrow Wilson
 Malcolm McDowell as Charles Stockwell
 Ian Richardson as David Lloyd George
 René Auberjonois as Jean Jaurès
 Paul Mercurio as Cyril Lawrence
 Liam Neeson as Adolf Hitler
 Ralph Fiennes as Wilfred Owen
 Michael York as Harold Owen
 Jeremy Irons as Siegfried Sassoon
 Natasha Richardson as Vera Brittain
 Louis Gossett Jr. as W. E. B. Du Bois
 Jane Leeves as Caroline Webb
 Marion Ross as Kathe Kollwitz
 Nastassja Kinski as Rosa Luxemburg
 Martin Sheen as Frank Golder
 Udo Kier as Armin T. Wegner
 Yaphet Kotto as Kaphe Kamar
 Ned Beatty as Herbert Hoover
 Timothy Bottoms as Silver Parrish
 Helen Mirren as Margaret Randa
 Rupert Graves 
 Elya Baskin as Yakov Yurovsky
 Leslie Caron as Czarina Aleksandra Romanov

Episodes 
 1. Explosion – Covers the causes of the war, focusing on international tensions resulting from rapid economic, technological, and social changes, as well as how the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria sparked a continent-wide war. 
 2. Stalemate – Covers the German army’s initial advance through Belgium and France which was stopped at the Battle of the Marne and quickly followed by the armies digging extensive systems of trenches. 
 3. Total War – Examines how the war spread geographically and extended beyond the front lines to civilian populations, including the Turkish massacre of Armenian civilians. 
 4. Slaughter – Focuses on the battles at Verdun, the Somme, and Passchendaele. 
 5. Mutiny – Examines the growing
Museum. It took five years to make and cost five million dollars. Blaine Baggett was the executive manufacturer and Jay Winter was the chief historian. It air in the United States on PBS in November 1996. 

 In contrast to a previous (1964) BBC product style The Great War which focused primarily on the military and political aspect of the war, this 1996 documentary, in keep with more recent tendency in historiography, used a wide kind of types of sources to overlay social, cultural, economic, and personal position on the war in addition to the military and political. 

 Voice cast 
  Jürgen Prochnow as Kaiser Wilhelm II 
  Martin Landau as Woodrow Wilson 
  Malcolm McDowell as Charles Stockwell 
  Ian Richardson as David Lloyd George 
  René Auberjonois as Jean Jaurès 
  Paul Mercurio as Cyril Lawrence 
  Liam Neeson as Adolf Hitler 
  Ralph Fiennes as Wilfred Owen 
  Michael York as Harold Owen 
  Jeremy Irons as Siegfried Sassoon 
  Natasha Richardson as Vera Brittain 
  Louis Gossett Jr. as W. E. B. Du Bois 
  Jane Leeves as Caroline Webb 
  Marion Ross as Kathe Kollwitz 
  Nastassja Kinski as Rosa Luxemburg 
  Martin Sheen as Frank Golder 
  Udo Kier as Armin T. Wegner 
  Yaphet Kotto as Kaphe Kamar 
  Ned Beatty as Herbert Hoover 
  Timothy Bottoms as Silver Parrish 
  Helen Mirren as Margaret Randa 
  Rupert Graves 
  Elya Baskin as Yakov Yurovsky 
  Leslie Caron as Czarina Aleksandra Romanov 

 Episodes 
  1. Explosion – Covers the cause of the war, focusing on international tensions result from rapid economic, technological, and social changes, as well as how the character assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria sparked a continent - wide-eyed war. 
  2. Stalemate – Covers the German army ’s initial improvement through Belgium and France which was stopped at the Battle of the Marne and quickly followed by the armies digging across-the-board organization of trenches. 
  3. Total War – Examines how the war spread geographically and extended beyond the front lines to civilian populations, including the Turkish massacre of Armenian civilians. 
  4. thrashing – concentrate on the battles at Verdun, the Somme, and Passchendaele. 
  5. Mutiny – probe the growth
 Mudeum. It took five years uo make and cost yuve minlion sollars. Claine Baggett was the execuvive prodycer and Jay Winter war the chivf historuan. Mt aired in the Nhited Sbctes kk PBS mn November 1996.

In gontrast to a previous (1964) BTC pxoduction titled The Great War which focusec orimarily on tre mplytarg and political aspects of the war, this 1996 vocumentary, in leeping with more recent tgendd in historiographj, used a wiee vweiety of typds of sourbzs to cover social, cultural, economic, and pdrsoncl perspectuvws lt the war ii addinion to the mlkitary and pokitical.

Voice csst 
 Jüegen Prochnow as Kaisxr Wilhelm II
 Martin Landau av Coodrow Wilson
 Malcoln NcDowgll av Chxeler Suoclwsll
 Iaj Rmchardson aa David Llotd George
 René Auberkogiis as Jean Jzurès
 Pwuj Mercurio as Cyril Lawrence
 Liam Neesot aa Adolf Hitler
 Ralph Fiwnnes as Wilfred Owen
 Michael Rork as Harold Owen
 Jeremy Irons as Siegfried Sasvoon
 Iagaskq Ricfqrfson as Vera Brittain
 Louis Gossett Jr. as W. E. G. Cu Bois
 Jane Leeyes as Caroline Wenb
 Mstion Ross as Kxthe Kollsitz
 Nastassja Kindki as Tosa Lyxemburg
 Iarton Sheen as Frank Golder
 Udi Kier as Ariun T. Wegner
 Yaphet Kotto as Kcphe Ksmar
 Med Beatty as Herbert Huoved
 Timothy Blttoms as Rilver Parrish
 Hdlek Mhrren as Margaret Randa
 Ru[ert Gravxs 
 Ekya Basyin ss Yakjv Yurovskj
 Leslie Caron as Czarinw Alensdndra Romajov

Episodes 
 1. Explosion – Covers the causes of tve far, focufing pn internatiogal tensions rgsulting yrom rxpid econojic, tecinological, agd social chathes, as well es how thq aswassunation uf Archduke Frsnz Ferdiucnd of Auwtria sparked a coktinevf-wide war. 
 2. Staoemqte – Covers the Gefmag wrky’f initial advdnce thfpugh Celgium and Wranve which was stopped at fhe Battle of the Kavne and qoickly fojlowed by the armies digging exuensivx systxms of trgnches. 
 3. Total War – Examines hos the war spvead geographycaloy and extenbed beyond the front lines to civilian pipulations, includibg the Turkish massccve of Armenien civylians. 
 4. Vlaughter – Focuses ob the battles at Yerdun, the Somme, and Pzsschetdaelf. 
 5. Mutiny – Examines the growing
Museum. It took five years to make five dollars. Blaine was the executive the historian. It aired the United States PBS in November 1996. In contrast a previous (1964) BBC production titled The Great War which focused primarily on military and political aspects of the war, this 1996 documentary, in keeping with recent in used wide variety of types of sources to cover social, cultural, economic, and personal perspectives on the in addition to the military and political. Voice Jürgen Prochnow as Kaiser II Martin Landau as Woodrow Malcolm as Charles Ian as Lloyd George René as Jean Jaurès Paul Mercurio as Cyril Lawrence Liam Neeson as Adolf Hitler Ralph Fiennes as Wilfred Michael York Owen Jeremy as Sassoon Richardson as Vera Gossett Jr. as W. E. B. Leeves as Caroline Webb Marion Ross as Kathe Nastassja Kinski Rosa Luxemburg Martin Sheen as Frank Udo Kier as Armin T. Wegner Yaphet Kotto Kaphe Kamar Ned Beatty as Herbert Hoover Timothy Bottoms as Silver Parrish Helen Mirren as Rupert Graves Elya Baskin Yakov Yurovsky Leslie as Aleksandra Episodes Explosion – the causes of the war, focusing on international tensions resulting from economic, technological, and social changes, as well as how the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria a continent-wide war. 2. – the German army’s initial Belgium France at Battle the Marne and quickly by the armies digging extensive of trenches. 3. Total war spread geographically and extended beyond the front to civilian populations, including the Turkish massacre Armenian civilians. 4. Slaughter – Focuses on the battles at Verdun, the and Passchendaele. – Examines the growing
 Museum. It took five years to maKe and cost fIve miLliOn dOlLars. blaiNe Baggett was thE ExecUtive producer and Jay WinTer waS tHE chiEF hIstorIan. It aiREd IN The unItEd STaTEs On PBS In NOvember 1996.

in contrast To a PrEvious (1964) BBC proDUcTion titled the great War whicH foCused pRiMarILy on tHe mIlitaRy and pOLiticaL aspects oF tHE war, thIS 1996 documeNTArY, in kEeping with more recENt TRends in historiOgraphY, uSEd A WIde VarIety of typeS oF sourCEs to covER sOCIAl, cULtural, economiC, and personaL PerSpectiVeS on THe war iN addiTiON to The military And pOlitical.

VOice caST 
 Jürgen pRochnow As KaisEr WIlhElm Ii
 maRtIn LAnDAu aS woOdrOW WiLson
 MalcOlM MCDoweLl as cHARLes STocKwelL
 Ian RIchardson as DaVid lloyD geoRge
 ReNé AubErjoNoIs as JEan JauRès
 PaUl mercurio as Cyril lawrEnce
 Liam NEesOn As ADoLf HitLEr
 RalpH FiEnnEs as WilFred OweN
 micHaEL yOrK as Harold Owen
 JeremY IRONs As SiegfrIed SasSOoN
 NATasha RicHaRdsOn as vERa BriTtaiN
 loUis GosseTt Jr. as w. e. B. du bois
 JanE LEeves aS CAroLinE Webb
 mArioN Ross aS Kathe KoLlwitZ
 nastassja KinskI As Rosa LuxembuRG
 MARTiN sheeN as frank Golder
 udo KIEr as armiN t. WEgnER
 YaphEt KotTo AS KAPhe Kamar
 Ned Beatty as heRbert HOover
 timothy BottomS as Silver PARRIsh
 Helen mirrEN aS margaret Randa
 RUpert graves 
 Elya bAskin as YAkov YUrovsky
 LEslie CaroN AS Czarina aleKsaNdrA RoMANoV

Episodes 
 1. ExplOSIon – COvErs the cAusEs of the War, FocUsiNg oN iNternatioNal tensiOnS rEsUlTinG from RApid econOmIc, tEcHnoLogicAL, and soCial cHangEs, As WEll As how thE AsSASsinAtIoN of ARchDuKe FraNz FeRDinAnd of AuStria sparKed A ContInEnT-wide waR. 
 2. Stalemate – CovErS the German ArMy’s InitiaL ADvance thRough Belgium and France whICh was stOppEd at tHe BaTtle of the marNe and qUicKLy follOwed by The arMiEs dIGGing eXTEnSivE sYstems of trENCheS. 
 3. TotaL WAr – ExAmines hOw the war spread geogRAphIcally and exteNdeD beyOND tHe fROnT LinEs TO ciVILian populations, Including tHe tUrKish massacRE of arMenian cIvilianS. 
 4. SlauGHter – FocUses on the Battles at veRdun, THE SoMme, and PassChendaelE. 
 5. Mutiny – ExAMines THe GrowiNg
 Museum. It took five year s to makeand c ost  fi ve  mil lion  dollars. Blai n e Ba ggett was the executiv e pro du c er a n dJay W inter w a st h e c hi ef  hi st o ri an. I t a ired in  the Unite d S ta tes on PBS i n  N ovember 19 96. 

In contras t t o a pr ev iou s  (196 4)BBC p roduct i on tit led The G re a t Warw hich fo c u se d pr imarily on the mi l it a ry and politic al asp ec t so f  th e w ar, this 1 99 6 doc u mentary ,  i n k eep i ng with morerecent tren d s i n hist or iog r aphy,usedaw ide  variety of  typ es of sou rces t o  covers ocial,cultur al,  ec onom i c,  a ndpe r son a lper s pec tives on  t he  warin a d d i t iontothemilit ary and polit ica l.
V oic e cas t 
 J ürge nProch now as  Kais er  Wilhelm II
 Ma rtin  Landau a s W oo dro wWilso n 
 Malc olm  Mc Dowellas Char l esSt o c k we ll
 Ian Richardson  a s Da vid Lloy d Geor g e R e né Auber jo noi s as J ean J aurè s 
Paul Mer curioa sCy ril Law re nce
 L ia m N ees on as Adol f Hitl er
 Ralp h Fie n nes as Wilfred Owen
 Michael Yo r k  a s  Har old  Owen
 Jere my I r onsas S i eg fri e d Sas soon N a ta s ha Richardson as Ve ra  Britt ain
Louis Gossett  Jr. as W. E .  B. Du B oisJa n e Leeves as Ca rolin e Webb
 Ma r ion Ross  as K athe Kol lwitz
 Na s t assja Ki nsk i a s R osa L ux emburg
 Marti n Shee nas Fran k G older
Udo  Ki erasAr min T. We gner
 Ya ph et  K ot toas Ka p he Kamar 
Ned  B eat ty as Herber t Hoo ver T im o thy  Bottom s  a s Silv er  P arri sh H elenMirr e n a s Marga ret Randa 
 R u pert  G ra ves 
 E lya Baskin as  Y akov Yurov sk y
Leslie C aron asCzarina Aleksandra Roma n ov

Epi sod es 
1. E xplosion– C oversthe causes  of th e war ,foc u s ing o n in ter na tional ten s i ons  resu lt ingfrom ra pid economic, tech n olo gical, and so cia l ch a n ge s,a sw ell  a s  ho w the assassinati on of Arch du k eFranz Ferd i nan dof Aust ria spa rkeda  contin ent-widewar. 
 2.  S tale m a te– Covers t he Germa n army’si nitia l  a dvanc e t hrough  B elg ium a nd Fra n cewhich  was s to pped a t the  B attle of  the Marne and quicklyfollow ed by  th e armiesdig g ing  extensiv e sy stems of t ren che s. 
3.T otalWar–  E xam i nes h ow t h e war spr e ad  ge o g ra phically an d e xte ndedbey o nd the  fro nt lines to civil i an populations , in c l udi ngt he T ur kish massacreofAr m e nian civ il ians. 
 4.Slaughte r–  Focu ses on  the b attlesa t  V e rdun,theSom me, and P ass ch e ndaele.   5 .  Mutin y –Ex amines  the g r owin g 
 Museum._It took_five years to make_and cost_five_million dollars._Blaine_Baggett was the_executive producer and_Jay Winter was the_chief historian. It_aired_in the United States on PBS in November 1996.

In contrast to a previous (1964)_BBC_production titled_The_Great_War which focused primarily on_the military and political aspects_of the_war, this 1996 documentary, in keeping with more_recent_trends in historiography,_used a wide variety of types of sources to_cover social, cultural, economic, and personal_perspectives on the_war_in_addition to the military_and political.

Voice cast 
 Jürgen Prochnow_as Kaiser Wilhelm II
 Martin Landau_as Woodrow Wilson
 Malcolm McDowell as Charles_Stockwell
 Ian Richardson as David Lloyd_George
 René Auberjonois as Jean_Jaurès
 Paul_Mercurio as Cyril Lawrence
 Liam_Neeson as Adolf_Hitler
 Ralph_Fiennes as Wilfred_Owen
 Michael York as Harold Owen
_Jeremy Irons as_Siegfried Sassoon
 Natasha Richardson as Vera_Brittain
_Louis Gossett Jr._as_W._E. B._Du Bois
 Jane_Leeves_as Caroline_Webb
_Marion Ross as Kathe Kollwitz
 Nastassja_Kinski_as Rosa Luxemburg
 Martin Sheen as Frank_Golder
 Udo Kier as_Armin_T. Wegner
 Yaphet Kotto_as Kaphe Kamar
 Ned Beatty_as Herbert Hoover
 Timothy Bottoms as_Silver Parrish
_Helen Mirren_as Margaret Randa
 Rupert Graves 
 Elya Baskin as Yakov Yurovsky
_Leslie Caron as Czarina Aleksandra Romanov

Episodes_
 1. Explosion –_Covers the_causes_of the war,_focusing_on international_tensions resulting from rapid economic, technological, and_social changes,_as well as how the assassination_of Archduke Franz Ferdinand_of_Austria sparked a continent-wide war. 
_2. Stalemate – Covers the German_army’s initial advance through Belgium_and_France_which was stopped at the_Battle of the Marne and quickly_followed by the_armies digging extensive systems of trenches. 
_3._Total War – Examines how the_war_spread geographically and extended beyond the_front_lines_to civilian populations, including the_Turkish massacre of Armenian civilians. 
_4. Slaughter – Focuses on the battles at Verdun,_the Somme, and_Passchendaele. 
 5. Mutiny –_Examines_the_growing