Apocalypse: The Second World War

Overview

A six-part French documentary about the Second World War composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters and private citizens. The series is shown in color, with the black and white footage being fully colorized, save for some original color footage. The only exception to the treatment are most Holocaust scenes, which are presented in the original black and white.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 8, 2009

Last aired

September 22, 2009

Episodes

6

Network

France 2

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

NHK,National Geographic,France 2,CC&C – Clarke Costelle et Cie,Établissement de Communication et de Production Audiovisuelle de la Défense (ECPAD)

Creators

Henri de Turenne, Daniel Costelle, Isabelle Clarke, Jean-Louis Guillaud

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1508238