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World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

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Overview

Documentary series using dramatic reconstructions and testimony from witnesses to reveal the 'behind closed doors' politics of the Second World War.

Created by Anjelina Keating
Written by Anjelina Keating, Laurence Rees
Produced by Laurence Rees, Megan Callaway
NetworksBBC Two

Where to Watch

Stream

BBC Select Apple Tv channel

Streaming data via JustWatch

Top Cast

Aleksey Petrenko

Aleksey Petrenko

Joseph Stalin

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Franklin Roosevelt

Paul Humpoletz

Paul Humpoletz

Winston Churchill

Samuel West

Samuel West

narrator

Valeriy Zhakov

Valeriy Zhakov

Vyacheslav Molotov

Michael J. Reynolds

Michael J. Reynolds

Gen. George C. Marshall

Themes & Keywords

world war ii

About World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 2008 exploring themes of world war ii. Created by Anjelina Keating, it stars Aleksey Petrenko, Bob Gunton, Paul Humpoletz. Documentary series using dramatic reconstructions and testimony from witnesses to reveal the 'behind closed doors' politics of the Second World War.

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