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

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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Writer
Charles Wheeler (written by)
Producers
Christopher Warren (producer) | Denys Blakeway (producer) | Bill Treharne Jones (producer) | Richard Vaughan (producer)
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Edit Released
Updated Sep 5, 1989

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

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Cast

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154 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Charles Wheeler
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
8
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
6
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
3
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
3
Neville Chamberlain
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
3
Joachim Fest
Self - Hitler's Biographer / Self - Biographer of Hitler Self - Hitler's Biographer / Self - Biographer of Hitler   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
Ikuhiko Hata
Self - Professor, Takushoku University / Self - Takushoku University, Tokyo Self - Professor, Takushoku University / Self - Takushoku University, Tokyo   See fewer
2
Waldo Heinrichs
Self - Professor, Temple University, Philadelphia / Self - Author 'Threshold of War' Self - Professor, Temple University, Philadelphia / Self - Author 'Threshold of War'   See fewer
2
Chihiro Hosoya
Self - International University, Niigata Self - International University, Niigata   See fewer
2
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin)   See fewer
1
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Ted Willis
Self - 1930s Labour Youth Movement (as Lord Willis) Self - 1930s Labour Youth Movement (as Lord Willis)   See fewer
1
King George V
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Eric Sevareid
Self - CBS News Correspondent (as Eric Severeid) Self - CBS News Correspondent (as Eric Severeid)   See fewer
1
Haile Selassie
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
Charles A. Lindbergh
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Herbert Hoover
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
William L. Shirer
Self - CBS Correspondant, Poland 1939 (as William Shirer) Self - CBS Correspondant, Poland 1939 (as William Shirer)   See fewer
1
Galeazzo Ciano
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
Hideki Tôjô
Self (archive footage) (as Hideki Tojo) Self (archive footage) (as Hideki Tojo)   See fewer
1
Adolf Galland
Self - German Air Force in France, 1940 Self - German Air Force in France, 1940   See fewer
1
Édouard Daladier
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Quentin Reynolds
Self - Commentator, War Correspondent, Collier's Weekly (archive footage) Self - Commentator, War Correspondent, Collier's Weekly (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Saburo Kurusu
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
James Roosevelt
Self - Son of Franklin D. Roosevelt Self - Son of Franklin D. Roosevelt   See fewer
1
Yôsuke Matsuoka
Self (archive footage) (as Yosuke Matsuoka) Self (archive footage) (as Yosuke Matsuoka)   See fewer
1
Alec Douglas-Home
Self - P.P.S. to Neville Chamberlain 1937-1940 (as Lord Home) Self - P.P.S. to Neville Chamberlain 1937-1940 (as Lord Home)   See fewer
1
Erich Kuby
Self - Author 'When Poland was German 1939-45' / Self - German Army in Russia, 1941 Self - Author 'When Poland was German 1939-45' / Self - German Army in Russia, 1941   See fewer
1
Valentin Berezhkov
Self - Soviet Foreign Office / Self - Stalin's Interpreter 1941-1945 / Self - Soviet Embassy, Berlin 1940-1941 Self - Soviet Foreign Office / Self - Stalin's Interpreter 1941-1945 / Self - Soviet Embassy, Berlin 1940-1941   See fewer
1
Victor Bulwer-Lytton
Self (archive footage) (as Lord Lytton) Self (archive footage) (as Lord Lytton)   See fewer
1
William Leuchtenburg
Self - Professor, University of North Carolina Self - Professor, University of North Carolina   See fewer
1
Hisashi Yamanaka
Self - Schoolboy in Japan, 1930s Self - Schoolboy in Japan, 1930s   See fewer
1
Italo Balbo
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Correlli Barnett
Self - Author, 'The Collapse of British Power' Self - Author, 'The Collapse of British Power'   See fewer
1
Hiram Johnson
Self - Senator, California (archive footage) Self - Senator, California (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Filippo Greco
Self - Italian Royal Air Force Self - Italian Royal Air Force   See fewer
1
Reinhard Spitzy
Self - Secretary to Foreign Minister 1936-1939 Self - Secretary to Foreign Minister 1936-1939   See fewer
1
Bill Deedes
Self - Reporter, Daily Telegraph 1937-1939 (as Lord Deedes) Self - Reporter, Daily Telegraph 1937-1939 (as Lord Deedes)   See fewer
1
Minoru Genda
Self - Air Staff Officer, Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941 Self - Air Staff Officer, Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941   See fewer
1
Con O'Neill
Self - Diplomatic Service 1936-1939 (as Sir Con O'Neill) Self - Diplomatic Service 1936-1939 (as Sir Con O'Neill)   See fewer
1
Arthur Anders
Self - Commander, USS Panay, 1937 Self - Commander, USS Panay, 1937   See fewer
1
Kurt Schuschnigg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Paul Schmidt
Self - Hitler's Interpreter (archive footage) Self - Hitler's Interpreter (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Lev Kopelev
Self - Soviet Writer Self - Soviet Writer   See fewer
1
Josef Felder
Self - Socialist Member of Reichstag 1932-1933 Self - Socialist Member of Reichstag 1932-1933   See fewer
1
Vittorio Foa
Self - Senator, Political Prisoner, 1934-43 Self - Senator, Political Prisoner, 1934-43   See fewer
1
Maurice Vaisse
Self - University of Reims (as Professor Maurice Vaisse) Self - University of Reims (as Professor Maurice Vaisse)   See fewer
1
Ian Jacob
Self - Committee of Imperial Defence 1938 (as Lt. General Sir Ian Jacob) Self - Committee of Imperial Defence 1938 (as Lt. General Sir Ian Jacob)   See fewer
1
Margarete Buber-Neumann
Self - German Communist (as Margarete Neumann) Self - German Communist (as Margarete Neumann)   See fewer
1
1
1
Victor Warrender
Self - War Officer, 1935-1940 (as Lord Bruntisfield) Self - War Officer, 1935-1940 (as Lord Bruntisfield)   See fewer
1
J.A. Graf von Kielmannsegg
Self - German Army in France, 1940 / Self - German Army in Russia, 1941 (as Johann Graf Kielmansegg) Self - German Army in France, 1940 / Self - German Army in Russia, 1941 (as Johann Graf Kielmansegg)   See fewer
1
Eberhard Jäckel
Self - Author 'Hitler's World View' (as Professor Eberhard Jaeckel) Self - Author 'Hitler's World View' (as Professor Eberhard Jaeckel)   See fewer
1
Gerald P. Nye
Self - Senator, Republican, North Dakota, 1925-1945 (archive footage) (as Gerald Nye) Self - Senator, Republican, North Dakota, 1925-1945 (archive footage) (as Gerald Nye)   See fewer
1
Claude Pepper
Self - Senator, Democrat, Florida, 1936-1951 Self - Senator, Democrat, Florida, 1936-1951   See fewer
1
John Service
Self - US Foreign Service, China, 1933-1945 (as John S. Service) Self - US Foreign Service, China, 1933-1945 (as John S. Service)   See fewer
1
Peter Masefield
Self - Journalist, 'The Aeroplane', 1937-1943 (as Sir Peter Masefield) Self - Journalist, 'The Aeroplane', 1937-1943 (as Sir Peter Masefield)   See fewer
1
Mike Masaoka
Self - Schoolboy in Utah, 1920s Self - Schoolboy in Utah, 1920s   See fewer
1
Jun Etoh
Self - Professor, Tokyo Kyogo University Self - Professor, Tokyo Kyogo University   See fewer
1
Austen Chamberlain
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Jean-Baptiste Duroselle
Self - Emeritus Professor, University of the Sorbonne Self - Emeritus Professor, University of the Sorbonne   See fewer
1
George Strauss
Self - Labour M.P. Lambeth, 1930s (as Lord Strauss) Self - Labour M.P. Lambeth, 1930s (as Lord Strauss)   See fewer
1
Jean Daridan
Self - French Foreign Ministry (as Ambassador Jean Daridan) Self - French Foreign Ministry (as Ambassador Jean Daridan)   See fewer
1
Giorgio Pisano
Self - Senator, Member of Fascist Youth Self - Senator, Member of Fascist Youth   See fewer
1
1
Klaus Hildebrand
Self - Bonn University (as Professor Klaus Hildebrand) Self - Bonn University (as Professor Klaus Hildebrand)   See fewer
1
Jerzy Waldorff
Self - Journalist in Warsaw, 1939 Self - Journalist in Warsaw, 1939   See fewer
1
Norberto Bobbio
Self - Professor Self - Professor   See fewer
1
Ruth Sarles Benedict
Self - U.S. Peace Movement, 1930s Self - U.S. Peace Movement, 1930s   See fewer
1
Renzo De Felice
Self - Professor, University of Rome Self - Professor, University of Rome   See fewer
1
Shiro Azuma
Self - Imperial Japanese Army, Nanking, 1937 Self - Imperial Japanese Army, Nanking, 1937   See fewer
1
Alexander Vetrov
Self - Soviet Adviser in Spain / Self - 8th Mechanised Brigade / Self - Ministry of Defence Self - Soviet Adviser in Spain / Self - 8th Mechanised Brigade / Self - Ministry of Defence   See fewer
1
Jean Daladier
Self - Son of Edouard Daladier Self - Son of Edouard Daladier   See fewer
1
Julian Ridsdale
Self - Royal Norfolk Regiment 1935-1945 (as Sir Julian Ridsdale M.P.) Self - Royal Norfolk Regiment 1935-1945 (as Sir Julian Ridsdale M.P.)   See fewer
1
Nance Satterthwaite
Self - Mass Observation, 1938-1940 Self - Mass Observation, 1938-1940   See fewer
1
Egidio Ortona
Self - Ambassador, Diplomatic Service Self - Ambassador, Diplomatic Service   See fewer
1
1
Waclaw Jedrzejewisz
Self - Polish Government Official, 1939 Self - Polish Government Official, 1939   See fewer
1
Ugo Peretti
Self - Founder Member of Fascist Party, Milan Self - Founder Member of Fascist Party, Milan   See fewer
1
Vladimir Tikhonov
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
1
1
Ron Welsh
Self - Shadow Factory Engineer 1938 Self - Shadow Factory Engineer 1938   See fewer
1
1
Seiichi Chino
Self - Settler in Manchuria, 1930s Self - Settler in Manchuria, 1930s   See fewer
1
Jack Pachosa
Self - Grand Coulee Dam Worker, 1933 Self - Grand Coulee Dam Worker, 1933   See fewer
1
Bernard Smith
Self - Rover Shadow Factory 1936 Self - Rover Shadow Factory 1936   See fewer
1
Hannah Blizzard
Self - Resident Weoley Castle Estate since 1933 Self - Resident Weoley Castle Estate since 1933   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Mario Vigna
Self - Member of Communist Party, Ravenna Self - Member of Communist Party, Ravenna   See fewer
1
Kyuroku Abe
Self - Platoon Commander, Kwantung Army, 1937 Self - Platoon Commander, Kwantung Army, 1937   See fewer
1
Daisy Schlitter
Self (as Baroness Daisy Schlitter) Self (as Baroness Daisy Schlitter)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Robert Nathan
Self - New Deal Economist, 1933-1936 Self - New Deal Economist, 1933-1936   See fewer
1
Franciszek Bartoszak
Self - Westerplatte Garrison 1939 Self - Westerplatte Garrison 1939   See fewer
1
1
Piotr Kieselov
Self - Party Activist Self - Party Activist   See fewer
1
Fumimaro Konoe
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
1
Giuseppe Frediani
Self - Fascist Party Leader, Province of Verona Self - Fascist Party Leader, Province of Verona   See fewer
1
Waclawa Kedierska
Self (as Waclawa Kedzierska) Self (as Waclawa Kedzierska)   See fewer
1
Jean Delmas
Self (as General Jean Delmas) Self (as General Jean Delmas)   See fewer
1
1
Richard Moore
Self - America First, 1941 Self - America First, 1941   See fewer
1
Stanley Tress
Self - Visitor, Empire Exhibition, 1924 Self - Visitor, Empire Exhibition, 1924   See fewer
1
Guenther Roos
Self - Hitler Youth Self - Hitler Youth   See fewer
1
Carlo Perrone Capano
Self - Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Self - Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs   See fewer
1
Stanley Pachosa
Self - Grand Coulee Dam Worker, 1933 Self - Grand Coulee Dam Worker, 1933   See fewer
1
Werner Koeppen
Self - Nazi Stormtrooper Self - Nazi Stormtrooper   See fewer
1
1
1
Noah Adair
Self - Captain, Lieutenant, USS Kearney, 1941 Self - Captain, Lieutenant, USS Kearney, 1941   See fewer
1
Ivan Lakayev
Self - Air Force General Self - Air Force General   See fewer
1
Alexandr Kupshchinov
Self (as Alexander Kupshchinov) Self (as Alexander Kupshchinov)   See fewer
1
Tadashi Katakura
Self - Kwantung Army Officer, 1931 Self - Kwantung Army Officer, 1931   See fewer
1
1
1
Joel David
Self - Lieutenant, French Army Reserve Self - Lieutenant, French Army Reserve   See fewer
1
1
Vladimir Semyonov
Self - Soviet Foreign Office Self - Soviet Foreign Office   See fewer
1
1
1
Herbert Friedrichs
Self - Naval Cadet in 1919 / Self - Naval High Command 1937-1938 Self - Naval Cadet in 1919 / Self - Naval High Command 1937-1938   See fewer
1
Elizabeta Tukhachevskava
Self (as Elizabeth Tukhachevskaya) Self (as Elizabeth Tukhachevskaya)   See fewer
1
Andrzej Garlicki
Self - Warsaw University (as Professor Andrzej Garlicki) Self - Warsaw University (as Professor Andrzej Garlicki)   See fewer
1
Ivan Kakotkin
Self - Signals Unit Self - Signals Unit   See fewer
1
Marjorie Leaf
Self - Secretary, Neville Chamberlain's Private Office Self - Secretary, Neville Chamberlain's Private Office   See fewer
1
Robert Frank
Self - University of Nanterre Self - University of Nanterre   See fewer
1
Peter Wilkinson
Self - British Military Delegation to Poland, 1939 (as Sir Peter Wilkinson) Self - British Military Delegation to Poland, 1939 (as Sir Peter Wilkinson)   See fewer
1
Daisy D'Ora
Self (as Baroness Daisy Schlitter) Self (as Baroness Daisy Schlitter)   See fewer
Stanley Baldwin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Edda Mussolini
Self (as Edda Ciano) Self (as Edda Ciano)   See fewer
Quentin Rowlands
Self (archive footage) (voice) Self (archive footage) (voice)   See fewer
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Hirohito
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinrich Himmler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Josephine Baker
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 VI
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Woodrow Wilson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Elgar
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Clementine Churchill
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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