The Great War: 1914-1918 Explosion (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

The Great War: 1914-1918

Explosion (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Concern for Germany's growing militarism, Kaiser Wilhelm II's obsession to match Britain's navy and the existence of the long established French and German war-plans only fueled the air of instability in Europe.

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Judi Dench Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Skyfall (2012)
Salome Jens Narrator (U.S.A Verison) (voice) Narrator (U.S.A Verison) (voice) See fewer	Green Lantern (2011)
Ralph Fiennes Wilfred Owen (voice) Wilfred Owen (voice) See fewer	The Constant Gardener (2005)
Jürgen Prochnow Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice) Kaiser Wilhelm II (voice) See fewer	Dune (1984)
Rene Auberjonois Georg Ernst Hinzpeter / Jean Jaures / Grigori Rasputin (voice) Georg Ernst Hinzpeter / Jean Jaures / Grigori Rasputin (voice) See fewer	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Helena Bonham Carter Vera Brittain (voice) Vera Brittain (voice) See fewer	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Edward O. Goldman Jean Jaures' Friend (voice) Jean Jaures' Friend (voice) See fewer	The Great War: 1914-1918 (1996)
Leslie Caron Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice) Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice) See fewer	Gigi (1958)
Jeroen Krabbé Ludwig Meidner (voice) Ludwig Meidner (voice) See fewer	The Fugitive (1993)
Fredrich Solms Gavrilo Princip (voice) Gavrilo Princip (voice) See fewer	The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995)
Malcolm McDowell Czar Nicholas II (voice) Czar Nicholas II (voice) See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Michael York French Socialist (voice) French Socialist (voice) See fewer	Logan's Run (1976)
Robert K. Massie Self Self See fewer	Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Jay Winter Self Self See fewer	The Great War: 1914-1918 (1996)
Norman Stone Self Self See fewer	Mengele: The Final Account (1995)
Niall Ferguson Self Self See fewer	The Ascent of Money (2008)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Pathé's Weekly, No. 29 (1913)
Emperor Franz Josef Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kaiser Wilhelm and Emperor Franz Josef, and Prince Henry Riding Horseback (1902)
Grand Duchess Anastasia Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Grand Duchess Maria Self (archive footage) (as Grand Duchess Marie) Self (archive footage) (as Grand Duchess Marie) See fewer
Grand Duchess Olga Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	De kongelige skal fotograferes (1899)
Grand Duchess Tatiana Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	De kongelige skal fotograferes (1899)
Jean Jaurès Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Kaiser Wilhelm II Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gewalt gegen Recht (1920)
Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mutual Weekly, No. 87 (1914)
Tsar Nicholas II Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The German Curse in Russia (1918)
Tsarina Alexandra Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Arrival of Funeral Cortege at St. George's Chapel (1901)