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The Necessary War

20141h MovieDocumentary

In a single documentary to mark the 100-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War, Sir Max Hastings presents the argument that although it was a great tragedy, far from being futile, the First World War was completely unavoidable.

DirectorKaren McGann
WriterMax Hastings
ProducersDenys Blakeway·Karen McGann

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Cast · Directed by Karen McGann

MHMax Hastings
Max Hastings
Self - Presenter

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The Necessary War hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 15, 2014. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.