The World at War

British television documentary series about the Second World War (1973-1974)
TVSeries television_series Q12766
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The World at War

Summary

The World at War is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,265 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The World at War is the creator of Jeremy Isaacs[3].
  • The World at War's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • The World at War's composer is recorded as Carl Davis[5].
  • The World at War's genre is television documentary[6].
  • The World at War's production company is recorded as Fremantle[7].
  • The original language of The World at War was English[8].
  • The World at War's original broadcaster is recorded as ITV[9].
  • The World at War's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • The World at War began on +1973-10-31T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The World at War ended on +1974-05-08T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The World at War's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Otto Kretschmer[13].
  • The World at War's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Peter-Erich Cremer[14].
  • The World at War's official website is recorded as http://www.theworldatwar.com[15].
  • The World at War's main subject is World War II[16].
  • The World at War's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+26'}[17].
  • The World at War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The World at War'}[18].
  • The World at War's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+52'}[19].
  • The World at War's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[20].
  • The World at War's narrator is recorded as Laurence Olivier[21].
  • The World at War's recorded participant is recorded as Hiroko Nakamoto[22].
  • The World at War's recorded participant is recorded as Albert Speer[23].
  • The World at War's recorded participant is recorded as Laurence Olivier[24].

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Authorship and Creation

The World at War is the creator of Jeremy Isaacs[3].

Publication

The original language of The World at War was English[8]. Its genre is television documentary[6].

Subject and Themes

The World at War's main subject is World War II[16].

Why It Matters

The World at War ranks in the top 6% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,265 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Number of episodes {'amount': '+26'}
    Title {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The World at War'}
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