The World at War (1973โ74) Distant War (1973) | TV Episode | United Kingdom | B&W | Documentary, History, War | 51min | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Robert Boothby, R A Butler | E2 | 7th November, 1973 The invasions of Poland, the Winter War, the sinking of the Graf Spee, the โphony warโ, failure in Norway and the elevation of Winston Churchill to Prime Minister