The World at War

Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.

Cast

Paul Stewart

as Narrator (voice)

Francisco Franco

as Self (archive footage)

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

as Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

as Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

as Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage)

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