The World at War
Sep 18 1942
•1h 6m
•Documentary, War
Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.
Cast
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Paul Stewart
Narrator (voice)
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
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