Days That Shook the World The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand/The Death of Hitler (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

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Days That Shook the World

The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand/The Death of Hitler (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

WWI broke out as the result of the Assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire carried out by Serbian nationalists. The first half hour of this documentary tells the unbelievably unlikely story of what happened that day.

Director

Richard Bond

Writer

Richard Bond (written by)

Composers

Andy Bush | Dave Gale

Cinematographer

Jon Wood

Editors

Nick Anderson | Susan Brand (as Sue Brand)

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 17, 2003

Release date

Sep 17, 2003 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 4 nominations

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