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(1988– )

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Series Directed by 

Mike Dormer
Max Whitby
Phillip Whitehead

Series Writing Credits  

Bruce Cumings ... (idea and historical research)
Jon Halliday ... (idea and historical research)

Series Cast  

Ho-sang An Ho-sang An ...  Minister of Education, South Korea 1945-1948
Keyes Beech Keyes Beech ...  Chicago Daily News correspondent
Valentin Berezhkov Valentin Berezhkov ...  Self - Former Interpreter to Joseph Stalin
Wilfred Burchett Wilfred Burchett ...  Self - 'Ce Soir' Correspondent
Sung-chul Chun Sung-chul Chun ...  Lt. Gen., North Korean Peoples Army
Bruce Cumings Bruce Cumings ...  Author: 'The Origins of the Korean War'
Philippe Daudy Philippe Daudy ...  Agence France Presse Correspondent
Anthony Farrar-Hockley Anthony Farrar-Hockley ...  Adjutant - Gloucester Regiment, British Military Historian (as Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley)
John Glenn ...  Maj., US Marine Air Wing
Ernest Gross Ernest Gross ...  Self - US Ambassador to the UN 1949-1953
Bert Hardy Bert Hardy ...  Picture Post photographer
James Hausman James Hausman ...  Lt. Col, Korean Military Advisory Group
Gregory Henderson Gregory Henderson ...  US Vice Council, Korea 1948-1950
Louis Heren Louis Heren ...  The Times Correspondent
Charlton Heston ...  General Douglas MacArthur (voice)
Ian Holm ...  Narrator (voice)
Tae-mu Kang Tae-mu Kang ...  Former South Korean officer-Defected to North Korea
Chung Il Kwon Chung Il Kwon ...  Commander-in-Chief, South Korean Armed Forces (as Il-kwon Chung)
Nikolai Lebedev Nikolai Lebedev ...  Chief, Soviet Military Occupation Korea 1945-1948
Chong-sik Lee Chong-sik Lee ...  Author: 'Communism in North Korea'
Donald MacDonald Donald MacDonald ...  US Military Occupation Korea and US Embassy, Seoul 1950 (as Donald Macdonald)
Tibor Méray Tibor Méray ...  Hungarian Correspondent-Defected to Paris in 1950s
Frank Pace Jr. Frank Pace Jr. ...  Secretary of the Army, 1950-1953
Sun-yup Paik Sun-yup Paik ...  Commander, South Korean 1st Division 1950
Jong-dae Pak Jong-dae Pak ...  Farmer in North Korea during wartime-North Korean napalm victim
Stuart Peach Stuart Peach ...  Self - UN Military Observer 1950
Dean Rusk ...  Col., US Army 1945 and Asst. Sec. of State 1950-1952
Keith Shann Keith Shann ...  Self - Australian Delegate to UN 1950
Edwin H. Simmons ...  Major, 1st Marine Division
James Van Fleet ...  Gen., Commanding Officer 8th US Army 1951-1953

Series Music by 

Edward Williams

Series Editing by 

Bob Ede
Nick Whitfeld

Series Music Department 

Rodney Newton ... musical director
Edward Williams ... composer: theme music

Series Additional Crew 

Alf Penn ... film researcher (1988-1989)

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