DISTANT WAR [Main Title]

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  • Title: DISTANT WAR [Main Title]
  • Film Number: TWW 2
  • Other titles: THE WORLD AT WAR [Series Title]
  • Summary: Episode 2 of a 26 part television history of the Second World War.
  • Description: September 1939 - May 1940. The "Phoney War" period in Britain and events Eastern Europe during the early months of the war.
  • Access Conditions: NON-IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1971
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Thames Television (Production sponsor) Thames Television (Production company) Isaacs, Jeremy (Production individual) Davis, Carl (Production individual) Elstein, David (Production individual) Elstein, David (Production individual) Thompson, Laurence (Production individual) Lee-Thompson, Peter (Production individual) Rowe, John (Production individual) Patient, Alan (Production individual) Afriat, Alan (Production individual) Kuehl, Jerome (Production individual) Sutherland, Liz (Production individual) Frankland, Noble (Production individual) Olivier, Laurence19071989British actor; Laurence Kerr, preferred form Laurence Olivier. (Production cast)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Running time: 55 mins
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  • Notes: Original transmission date 7 November 1973 Series produced in co-operation with the Imperial War Museum In addition to the 26 episodes of the series, six spin-off "special presentation" programmes were also produced.
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