Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)

09/08/2009 (FR)

Documentary, War & Politics

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.

Top Billed Cast

Mathieu Kassovitz

Self - Narrator (voice)

6 Episodes

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

6 Episodes

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

6 Episodes

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

6 Episodes

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

6 Episodes

Heinrich Himmler

Self (archive footage)

6 Episodes

Erwin Rommel

Self (archive footage)

6 Episodes

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

6 Episodes

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)

6 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

2009 | 6 Episodes

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.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

French

Keywords

holocaust (shoah)

world war ii

nazi

allies

miniseries

soldier

warfare

bombing

1940s

axis

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