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World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West
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Wikipedia article
'World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West' is a 2008 six-episode BBC/PBS documentary series on the role of Joseph Stalin and German-Soviet relations before, during, and after World War II, created by Laurence Rees and Andrew Williams.
It carries new controversial material which only became available to the public after the fall of communism from the Soviet archives, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Each episode lasts approximately one hour and features reenactments of the situations subject.
Background
The 2008 film combines narrative-led documentary segments, interwoven by dramatic re-enactments, with actors representing main political figures of the period. The original narrative voice-over was performed by Samuel West, while Keith David, veteran of Ken Burns' PBS series, narrates the American version. Joseph Stalin is portrayed by Alexei Petrenko; Winston Churchill, by Paul Humpoletz; and Franklin D. Roosevelt, by Bob Gunton.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3563078/Behind-Closed-Doors-Stalin-Churchill-and-the-secret-history-of-the-Second-World-War.html "World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis, and the West"]. The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
The series delves into such matters as the British, American, and Soviet cover-up of the Katyn Forest Massacre; Churchill's agreement at Yalta that Stalin should keep his gains of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, including Poland's prewar 'Kresy' (eastern borderlands); the Polish population transfers (19441946); and the betrayal or persecution of figures such as Marshal Georgy Zhukov, Vyacheslav Molotov, and John H. Noble. British historian Laurence Rees did the research compilation and lead writing for the series, and the drama was directed by Andrew Williams.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/arts/television/06war.html "World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis, and the West"]. New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
Episodes
Cast
* Aleksei Petrenko as Joseph Stalin
* Bob Gunton as Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Paul Humpoletz as Winston Churchill
* Ziyad Abou Chair as Adolf Hitler
* Michael J. Reynolds as George C. Marshall
* Simon Thorp as Anthony Eden
* Valery Zhakov as Vyacheslav Molotov
* Krzysztof Dracz as Lavrentiy Beria
* Richard Alleman as Harry S. Truman
Companion book
Rees, Laurence (2008). 'World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West'. Barnes & Nobles Publishing. .
See also
* 'How Hitler Lost the War'
* 'Hitler's Warriors'
* 'Soviet Storm: World War II in the East'
* 'World War II In HD Colour'
References
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