The Great War is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Stephen Ives, Amanda Pollak and Rob Rapley.[1][2] It is based on World War I (1914–18) and focuses especially on the United States' 20-month experience (April 1917 – November 1918) of deploying to the European theater.
| The Great War | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stephen Ives Amanda Pollak Rob Rapley |
| Music by | Tom Phillips Peter Rundquist |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 360 min (three 120 min episodes) |
| Original release | |
| Release | April 10, 2017 |
The film premiered to coincide with the centennial anniversary of the United States entry into the war on April 6, 1917. The three-part film aired on the PBS network series American Experience during April 10–12, 2017.[3]
See also edit
- World War One - CBS production (1964–65)
- The Great War - BBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Imperial War Museums co-production (1964)
- The World at War - Thames Television production (1973)
- The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century - BBC and KCET co-production (1996)
References edit
- ^ Hale, Mike (9 April 2017). "Review: 'The Great War,' when America Took the World Stage". The New York Times.
- ^ "'The Great War': Producer, Writer and Director Stephen Ives on the Moment when America Came of Age | TVWeek".
- ^ "American Experience | The Great War". PBS. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
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