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  • The Road to War (1989– )
  • TV Mini-series | 50 min | Documentary
The Road to War (1989– )
TV Mini-series | 50 min | Documentary

A thoughtful, detailed exposition of how and why the end of the Great War led inevitably to the Second World War, the most horrific in human history. Narrated by the great journalist Eric Sevareid.
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Charles Wheeler (written by)
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Updated Sep 5, 1989

Release date (First episode)
Sep 5, 1989 (United Kingdom)

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Cast

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133 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Charles Wheeler
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
8
Joachim Fest
Self - Biographer of Hitler / Self - Hitler's Biographer Self - Biographer of Hitler / Self - Hitler's Biographer   See fewer
2
Hans von Herwarth
Self - German Army in Poland, 1939 / Self - German Embassy in Moscow Self - German Army in Poland, 1939 / Self - German Embassy in Moscow   See fewer
2
Chihiro Hosoya
Self - International University, Niigata Self - International University, Niigata   See fewer
2
Ikuhiko Hata
Self - Professor, Takushoku University / Self - Takushoku University, Tokyo Self - Professor, Takushoku University / Self - Takushoku University, Tokyo   See fewer
2
Waldo Heinrichs
Self - Author 'Threshold of War' / Self - Professor, Temple University, Philadelphia Self - Author 'Threshold of War' / Self - Professor, Temple University, Philadelphia   See fewer
2
Eric Sevareid
Self - CBS News Correspondent Self - CBS News Correspondent   See fewer
1
Ted Willis
Self - 1930s Labour Youth Movement Self - 1930s Labour Youth Movement   See fewer
1
James Roosevelt
Self - Son of Franklin D. Roosevelt Self - Son of Franklin D. Roosevelt   See fewer
1
Adolf Galland
Self - German Air Force in France, 1940 Self - German Air Force in France, 1940   See fewer
1
1
Valentin Berezhkov
Self - Soviet Foreign Office / Soviet Embassy, Berlin 1940-1941 / Stalin's Interpreter 1941-1945 Self - Soviet Foreign Office / Soviet Embassy, Berlin 1940-1941 / Stalin's Interpreter 1941-1945   See fewer
1
Reinhard Spitzy
Self - Secretary to Foreign Minister 1936-1939 Self - Secretary to Foreign Minister 1936-1939   See fewer
1
William L. Shirer
Self - CBS Correspondant, Poland 1939 Self - CBS Correspondant, Poland 1939   See fewer
1
Jerzy Waldorff
Self - Journalist in Warsaw, 1939 Self - Journalist in Warsaw, 1939   See fewer
1
1
Alec Douglas-Home
Self - P.P.S. to Neville Chamberlain 1937-1940 Self - P.P.S. to Neville Chamberlain 1937-1940   See fewer
1
William Leuchtenburg
Self - Professor, University of North Carolina Self - Professor, University of North Carolina   See fewer
1
Bill Deedes
Self - Reporter, Daily Telegraph 1937-1939 Self - Reporter, Daily Telegraph 1937-1939   See fewer
1
Margarete Buber-Neumann
Self - German Communist Self - German Communist   See fewer
1
J.A. Graf von Kielmannsegg
German Army in Russia, 1941 / Self - German Army in France, 1940 German Army in Russia, 1941 / Self - German Army in France, 1940   See fewer
1
Minoru Genda
Self - Air Staff Officer, Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941 Self - Air Staff Officer, Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941   See fewer
1
Arthur Anders
Self - Commander, USS Panay, 1937 Self - Commander, USS Panay, 1937   See fewer
1
Jean Daladier
Self - Son of Edouard Daladier Self - Son of Edouard Daladier   See fewer
1
Klaus Hildebrand
Self - Bonn University Self - Bonn University   See fewer
1
1
1
Jun Etoh
Self - Professor, Tokyo Kyogo University Self - Professor, Tokyo Kyogo University   See fewer
1
Peter Wilkinson
Self - British Military Delegation to Poland, 1939 Self - British Military Delegation to Poland, 1939   See fewer
1
1
Robert Nathan
Self - New Deal Economist, 1933-1936 Self - New Deal Economist, 1933-1936   See fewer
1
Shiro Azuma
Self - Imperial Japanese Army, Nanking, 1937 Self - Imperial Japanese Army, Nanking, 1937   See fewer
1
Piotr Kieselov
Self - Party Activist Self - Party Activist   See fewer
1
Julian Ridsdale
Self - Royal Norfolk Regiment 1935-1945 Self - Royal Norfolk Regiment 1935-1945   See fewer
1
Renzo De Felice
Self - Professor, University of Rome Self - Professor, University of Rome   See fewer
1
Robert Frank
Self - University of Nanterre Self - University of Nanterre   See fewer
1
Ivan Lakayev
Self - Air Force General Self - Air Force General   See fewer
1
1
Norberto Bobbio
Self - Professor Self - Professor   See fewer
1
Erich Kuby
German Army in Russia, 1941 / Self - Author 'When Poland was German 1939-45' German Army in Russia, 1941 / Self - Author 'When Poland was German 1939-45'   See fewer
1
Victor Warrender
Self - War Officer, 1935-1940 Self - War Officer, 1935-1940   See fewer
1
1
Eberhard Jäckel
Self - Author 'Hitler's World View' Self - Author 'Hitler's World View'   See fewer
1
1
Vladimir Tikhonov
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
1
Guenther Roos
Self - Hitler Youth Self - Hitler Youth   See fewer
1
Ivan Kakotkin
Self - Signals Unit Self - Signals Unit   See fewer
1
Filippo Greco
Self - Italian Royal Air Force Self - Italian Royal Air Force   See fewer
1
1
Alexander Vetrov
8th Mechanised Brigade / Ministry of Defence / Self - Soviet Adviser in Spain 8th Mechanised Brigade / Ministry of Defence / Self - Soviet Adviser in Spain   See fewer
1
Kyuroku Abe
Self - Platoon Commander, Kwantung Army, 1937 Self - Platoon Commander, Kwantung Army, 1937   See fewer
1
Correlli Barnett
Self - Author, 'The Collapse of British Power' Self - Author, 'The Collapse of British Power'   See fewer
1
1
1
Mario Vigna
Self - Member of Communist Party, Ravenna Self - Member of Communist Party, Ravenna   See fewer
1
1
Maurice Vaisse
Self - University of Reims Self - University of Reims   See fewer
1
1
1
Herbert Friedrichs
Naval High Command 1937-1938 / Self - Naval Cadet in 1919 Naval High Command 1937-1938 / Self - Naval Cadet in 1919   See fewer
1
Egidio Ortona
Self - Ambassador, Diplomatic Service Self - Ambassador, Diplomatic Service   See fewer
1
Marjorie Leaf
Self - Secretary, Neville Chamberlain's Private Office Self - Secretary, Neville Chamberlain's Private Office   See fewer
1
Mike Masaoka
Self - Schoolboy in Utah, 1920s Self - Schoolboy in Utah, 1920s   See fewer
1
Andrzej Garlicki
Self - Warsaw University Self - Warsaw University   See fewer
1
1
Vittorio Foa
Self - Senator, Political Prisoner, 1934-43 Self - Senator, Political Prisoner, 1934-43   See fewer
1
Josef Felder
Self - Socialist Member of Reichstag 1932-1933 Self - Socialist Member of Reichstag 1932-1933   See fewer
1
Ron Welsh
Self - Shadow Factory Engineer 1938 Self - Shadow Factory Engineer 1938   See fewer
1
Vladimir Semyonov
Self - Soviet Foreign Office Self - Soviet Foreign Office   See fewer
1
1
Con O'Neill
Self - Diplomatic Service 1936-1939 Self - Diplomatic Service 1936-1939   See fewer
1
1
Stanley Tress
Self - Visitor, Empire Exhibition, 1924 Self - Visitor, Empire Exhibition, 1924   See fewer
1
Seiichi Chino
Self - Settler in Manchuria, 1930s Self - Settler in Manchuria, 1930s   See fewer
1
Noah Adair
Self - Captain, Lieutenant, USS Kearney, 1941 Self - Captain, Lieutenant, USS Kearney, 1941   See fewer
1
Ian Jacob
Self - Committee of Imperial Defence 1938 Self - Committee of Imperial Defence 1938   See fewer
1
Jean Daridan
Self - French Foreign Ministry Self - French Foreign Ministry   See fewer
1
Hisashi Yamanaka
Self - Schoolboy in Japan, 1930s Self - Schoolboy in Japan, 1930s   See fewer
1
Lev Kopelev
Self - Soviet Writer Self - Soviet Writer   See fewer
1
Peter Masefield
Self - Journalist, 'The Aeroplane', 1937-1943 Self - Journalist, 'The Aeroplane', 1937-1943   See fewer
1
1
Ugo Peretti
Self - Founder Member of Fascist Party, Milan Self - Founder Member of Fascist Party, Milan   See fewer
1
1
1
Bernard Smith
Self - Rover Shadow Factory 1936 Self - Rover Shadow Factory 1936   See fewer
1
Claude Pepper
Self - Senator, Democrat, Florida, 1936-1951 Self - Senator, Democrat, Florida, 1936-1951   See fewer
1
Jean-Baptiste Duroselle
Self - Emeritus Professor, University of the Sorbonne Self - Emeritus Professor, University of the Sorbonne   See fewer
1
1
Werner Koeppen
Self - Nazi Stormtrooper Self - Nazi Stormtrooper   See fewer
1
Jack Pachosa
Self - Grand Coulee Dam Worker, 1933 Self - Grand Coulee Dam Worker, 1933   See fewer
1
1
Franciszek Bartoszak
Self - Westerplatte Garrison 1939 Self - Westerplatte Garrison 1939   See fewer
1
Nance Satterthwaite
Self - Mass Observation, 1938-1940 Self - Mass Observation, 1938-1940   See fewer
1
1
George Strauss
Self - Labour M.P. Lambeth, 1930s Self - Labour M.P. Lambeth, 1930s   See fewer
1
1
Ruth Sarles Benedict
Self - U.S. Peace Movement, 1930s Self - U.S. Peace Movement, 1930s   See fewer
1
Joel David
Self - Lieutenant, French Army Reserve Self - Lieutenant, French Army Reserve   See fewer
1
Stanley Pachosa
Self - Grand Coulee Dam Worker, 1933 Self - Grand Coulee Dam Worker, 1933   See fewer
1
1
Giuseppe Frediani
Self - Fascist Party Leader, Province of Verona Self - Fascist Party Leader, Province of Verona   See fewer
1
Tadashi Katakura
Self - Kwantung Army Officer, 1931 Self - Kwantung Army Officer, 1931   See fewer
1
Waclaw Jedrzejewisz
Polish Government Official, 1939 Polish Government Official, 1939   See fewer
1
Giorgio Pisano
Self - Senator, Member of Fascist Youth Self - Senator, Member of Fascist Youth   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
John Service
Self - US Foreign Service, China, 1933-1945 Self - US Foreign Service, China, 1933-1945   See fewer
1
Richard Moore
Self - America First, 1941 Self - America First, 1941   See fewer
1
Hannah Blizzard
Self - Resident Weoley Castle Estate since 1933 Self - Resident Weoley Castle Estate since 1933   See fewer
1
1
Carlo Perrone Capano
Self - Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Self - Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs   See fewer
1
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Stanley Baldwin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Schmidt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Quentin Rowlands
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Édouard Daladier
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinrich Himmler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
King George VI
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
King George V
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Elgar
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Woodrow Wilson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Clementine Churchill
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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