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World on Fire

  • TV Series
  • 2019–
  • TV-14
  • 57m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.6K
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2,346
174
Helen Hunt, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville, Zofia Wichlacz, Jonah Hauer-King, and Julia Brown in World on Fire (2019)
World On Fire
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WWII drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.WWII drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.WWII drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.

  • Creator
    • Peter Bowker
  • Stars
    • Jonah Hauer-King
    • Julia Brown
    • Helen Hunt
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,346
    174
    • Creator
      • Peter Bowker
    • Stars
      • Jonah Hauer-King
      • Julia Brown
      • Helen Hunt
    • 185User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Jonah Hauer-King in World on Fire (2019)
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    Jonah Hauer-King in World on Fire (2019)
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    Jonah Hauer-King in World on Fire (2019)
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    Jonah Hauer-King
    Jonah Hauer-King
    • Harry Chase
    Julia Brown
    Julia Brown
    • Lois Bennett
    Helen Hunt
    Helen Hunt
    • Nancy Campbell
    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Douglas Bennett
    Lesley Manville
    Lesley Manville
    • Robina Chase
    Zofia Wichlacz
    Zofia Wichlacz
    • Kasia Tomaszeski
    Eryk Biedunkiewicz
    • Jan Tomaszeski
    Max Riemelt
    Max Riemelt
    • Schmidt
    Yrsa Daley-Ward
    Yrsa Daley-Ward
    • Connie Knight
    Brian J. Smith
    Brian J. Smith
    • Webster O'Connor
    Johannes Zeiler
    Johannes Zeiler
    • Uwe Rossler
    Parker Sawyers
    Parker Sawyers
    • Albert Fallou
    Ewan Mitchell
    Ewan Mitchell
    • Tom Bennett
    Victoria Mayer
    Victoria Mayer
    • Claudia Rossler
    Mateusz Wieclawek
    Mateusz Wieclawek
    • Grzegorz Tomaszeski
    Tomasz Zietek
    Tomasz Zietek
    • Tomasz
    Dora Zygouri
    • Hilda Rossler
    Ansu Kabia
    Ansu Kabia
    • Eddie Knight
    • Creator
      • Peter Bowker
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    • Trivia
      The BBC have commissioned a second series of the World War II drama, however there is no release date for series 2. Series 1 took two years to make, so viewers could have quite a wait.
    • Goofs
      The characters of Kasia and her mother are listed in the credits with the surname Tomaszeski. However, as women their name in Polish would be Tomaszeska.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Jonathan Ross Show: Liam Gallagher/Michelle Keegan/Sean Bean/Rose Matafeo (2019)

    User reviews185

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    10/10
    Why All the Reviewer Vitriol?
    It is perplexing to watch the series and then come to the Internet Movie Database and see the strange series of vitriolic reviews condemning this sensitive and beautifully rendered take on World War II. Of course it is fiction. Nobody claims it is a documentary. But seeing Poland at the center of the Second World War and listening to characters speaking in the languages they would have spoken in life (German, French, Polish) is a refreshing break from watching Hollywood's versions of the war in which everyone twangs away in English, with the occasional unidentifiable accent. The re-creations of battle and resistance fighting is wrenching. The emphasis here is on the human toll of battle. I am bewildered by those who label it melodrama or schlock. The sets and recreation of the horrors of war are beyond excellent. It's a movie, people. Get over yourselves.
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    • LeonardKniffel
    • May 4, 2020

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Blog
      • Official Website - SonyLIV
    • Languages
      • English
      • Polish
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 戰火浮生
    • Filming locations
      • Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, UK(beach scenes)
    • Production company
      • Mammoth Screen
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    • Runtime
      57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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