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.
1 season · 8 episodes
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 a
S1 E1Survival
Sep 8, 201853 min
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.
S1 E2Peace
Sep 8, 201853 min
The 1919 peace conference in Paris brings together the great powers that defeated Germany to ratify the treaty of Versailles.
S1 E3Decisions
Sep 8, 201853 min
The economic situation worsens with inflation and high unemployment. As famine strikes the people, riots erupt in many countries of Europe.
S1 E4Revolution
Sep 9, 201853 min
Moscow becomes the centre of international revolutionary fervour attracting freedom fighters and intellectuals from all over the world.
S1 E5Crash
Sep 9, 201853 min
The twenties are a period of heady consumerism and wild financial speculation. But everything will change when the bubble bursts.
S1 E6Promises
Sep 9, 201853 min
By 1932 the global economic crisis has led to record mass unemployment with violent street battles between left and right.
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
