S01E01 Survival
In November 1918, Germany surrenders to the allies, bringing the First World War to an end. Monarchies and empires are swept away and all across Europe people struggle to survive.
Clash of Futures (1918-1939)
S01E08: War
1938: Austria is annexed by Germany, the pogrom of Kristallnacht destroys Jewish shops and synagogues as war draws ever closer.
Overview
From the armistice of 1918, which marked the end of the First World War, to the declaration of war in September 1939, the beginning of the Second World War: an era during which there was an aspiration to create a new world, prosperous and at peace, but which provoked a new tragedy, seen through the destinies of thirteen people who were both actors and witnesses of the upheavals of the so-called inter-war period.
Episodes
S01E02 Peace
The 1919 peace conference in Paris brings together the great powers that defeated Germany to ratify the treaty of Versailles.
S01E03 Decisions
The economic situation worsens with inflation and high unemployment. As famine strikes the people, riots erupt in many countries of Europe.
S01E04 Revolution
Moscow becomes the centre of international revolutionary fervour attracting freedom fighters and intellectuals from all over the world.
S01E05 Crash
The twenties are a period of heady consumerism and wild financial speculation. But everything will change when the bubble bursts.
S01E06 Promises
By 1932 the global economic crisis has led to record mass unemployment with violent street battles between left and right.
S01E07 Treason
Mid 1930s: Germany reaches full employment and in Spain the civil war breaks out.
S01E08 War
1938: Austria is annexed by Germany, the pogrom of Kristallnacht destroys Jewish shops and synagogues as war draws ever closer.
Cast
David Acton
Charles Edward Montague
Joel Basman
Rudolf Höß
Gennaro Cannavacciuolo
Silvio Crespi
Roxane Duran
Edith Wellspacher
Rebecka Hemse
Elise Ottesen
Jan Krauter
Hans Beimler
Charlotte Merriam
Unity Mitford
Alexandre Nguyen
Nguyen Ai Quoc
Michalina Olszańska
Pola Negri
Solène Rigot
May Picqueray
Petr Skvortsov
Stepan Podlubny
Robinson Stévenin
Marcel Jamet
