TV series

The Unknown War

Name: The Unknown War
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Cast: Burt Lancaster

1978, English, on PBS.

A documentary television series of the Nazi-Soviet War, edited from over 3.5 million feet of film taken by Soviet camera crews from the first day of the war, 22 June 1941, to the Soviet entry into Berlin in May 1945.

Documentary War & Politics

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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 20
Episode length: 50 min
Status: Ended in 1978

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S1 E1: June 22 1941

Aired 22 June 1978

Seasons 1

Season 1

1978 · 20 episodes · 6.0/10

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Burt LancasterSelf - Host · 20 ep

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First aired: 22 June 1978
Last aired: 22 June 1978
Network: PBS
Language: English
Country: Russia, United Kingdom, United States
Type: Scripted
Rated: NR

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The Unknown War has 1 season and 20 episodes, about 50 minutes each.

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