Main title from the 1973 ‘On Our Way’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1)

The World at War (1973โ€“74)

On Our Way

(1973)

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| TV Episode | United Kingdom | B&W | Documentary, History, War | 52min
| Stars: Laurence Olivier, George Ball, Vannevar Bush
| E7 | 12th December, 1973

The opposition to the USAโ€™s entry into the war, Lend Lease, U-boat attacks on Atlantic convoys and Americaโ€™s graduated responses, the mobilisation of America after Pearl Harbor, the loss of the Philippines, the Doolittle Raid, Midway and Guadalcanal

The World at War (1973-74) opening credits
The World at War (1973โ€“74)
1970s World War II documentary series, narrated by Laurence Olivier.

Episode cast

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Photo of Laurence Oliver narrating The World at War (1973-4). The actor is in rolled-up shirt sleeves while reading the script in front of a microphone
Himself โ€“ Narrator
George Ball
Himself โ€“ Roosevelt Administration
Vannevar Bush
Himself โ€“ Adviser to Roosevelt
Masataka Chihaya
Himself โ€“ Japanese Navy
J Lawton Collins
Himself โ€“ Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division at Guadalcanal
Norman Corwin
Himself โ€“ Radio Commentator
James Doolittle
Himself โ€“ B-25 Raid on Japan
Mitsuo Fuchida
Himself โ€“ Aerial Commander
John Kenneth Galbraith
Himself โ€“ Roosevelt Administration
Minoru Genda
Himself โ€“ Planned Midway Invasion
Averell Harriman
Himself โ€“ Rooseveltโ€™s Roving Ambassador
John J McCloy
Himself โ€“ Rooseveltโ€™s Assistant Secretary of War
Isamu Noguchi
Himself โ€“ Japanese-American 1941
Paul Samuelson
Himself โ€“ Roosevelt Administration
Richard Tregaskis
Himself โ€“ War Correspondent
Edison Uno
Himself โ€“ Japanese-American 1941
Sewell Avery
Himself โ€“ Businessman (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Himself โ€“ PM of the UK (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Himself (archive footage)
Olivia de Havilland
Herself (archive footage)
Bob Hope
Himself (archive footage)
Charles A Lindbergh
Himself (archive footage)
Tyrone Power
Himself (archive footage)
Franklin D Roosevelt
Himself โ€“ US President (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra
Himself (archive footage)
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Pictures

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Main title from the 1973 โ€˜On Our Wayโ€™ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). USA 1939-1942
Main title from the 1973 โ€˜On Our Wayโ€™ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1)

Production

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Peter Batty
Producer / Writer

Companies

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Thames Television
Production company