The Unknown War: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Unknown War Sprawling, 20-part documentary history in film of the World War II conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Companion book, The Unknown War, written by NYT reporter Harrison Salisbury. Each episode is about 52 minutes, similar in format to The World at War. The footage was 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 in Berlin in May 1945. Most of these films have never been seen outside this documentary series. Narrated by Burt Lancaster.

Series details

• Title: The Unknown War
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 1979-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24301
• IMDb ID: tt0483223
• TVDB ID: 249282

Cast and credited roles

• Burt Lancaster — Host
• Burt Lancaster — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-01-01; final listed air date 1979-01-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Unknown War on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.