the cast change make between the series be perfect . i enjoy wind of war and although i do not really care for jan michael vincent a byron or ali mcgraw ( who i never find attractive ) a natalie . hart bochner be excellent a byron and a much good actor than vincent and and jane seymour a natalie delivers the performance of a lifetime . the scene where ( spoiler . ) she eat an entire apple and seed and stem and all and on the train car take her to auschwitz be stun in it power and it portrayal of true hunger and of natalie indomitable will to survive and see her son again . john houseman be a fine actor and but rather cold and unreadable and so replace him with sir john gielgud and with his warm and expressive grandfatherly face and be a smart move . and anyone with a lick of sense would have replace that comical and cardboard cutout of a hitler from the first series . steve berkoff do a pretty good job in that role . and sharon stone be . hmmm . delicious a janet . you can understand why byron be so attracted to her . i guess they couldn not replace bob mitchum a victor henry and and he do a fine job and but i kind of wish they have choose a young actor for the role originally . mitchum be in his 70 and in the novel pug be in his early to mid 50 . still and he do give the role a gravity that perhaps not many actor in their 50 at that time would have be able to pull off . anyway and after wind of war i remember someone say in an article in tv guide or someplace that they would never make war and remembrance because it be just too big . then a few year later here it be ( i wasn not even aware they be film it . that would never happen today with the internet and lol ) . i be so excited when i saw it be come to television ( i be in my early 20 at the time ) and i watch every minute of it and tap most of it . it be one of the most amazing production i have ever see . i be mesmerize . the death camp scene and show without commercial interruption and be graphic and gut wrenching to watch . war may be hell but this deliberate and calculate and methodical processing of men and woman and and child plumb the deep depth of human evil . what be truly terrifying be that the auschwitz commander and rudolf hoess ( gunther halmer ) be never portray a an out and out evil man . he feel some guilt for what his job call on him to do but feel he nevertheless must do it a best and efficiently and humanely a he can . he be just another fellow and a family man and try to do his job and get ahead . it just so happen that his job be preside over a mass slaughter of helpless men and woman and and child whose only crime be be jewish . other standout scene for me include the submarine battle and which be every bit a suspenseful and terrify and claustrophobic a das boot . the final scene be perfect in every way i have watch it dozens of time . it do a little differently than in the book but the change be just right . i would not describe it but it will lift your heart and make you cry like a baby at the same time . powerful and deeply move .