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Apocalypse: The Second World War

Apocalypse: The Second World War

Apocalypse: The Second World War

2009 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 8.4 Documentary War & Politics

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Aggression (1933–1939)

Colourised footage of Hitler as he visits the Austrian village where he grew up, see the heart-felt good-byes as French

EP 2

Crushing Defeat (1939–1940)

The British troops hastily evacuate from the beaches at Dunkirk, France, but are forced to abandon kilometres of preciou

EP 3

Shock (1940–1941)

Polish prisoners and Jews are forced into slave labour to complete Nazi building projects. The Italian army is in disarr

EP 4

World Ablaze (1941-1942)

America joins the war as the conflict rages in South-East Asia, North Africa and Russia. The Allied forces are unable to

EP 5

The Noose (1942-1943)

The turning of the war against Germany, with Allied victory at El Alamein and Russian triumph at Stalingrad. In the Nort

EP 6

Inferno (1944-1945)

Witness the D-Day landings and the liberation of Paris. In the east the Soviets liberate Auschwitz and fight their way t

Popular Cast

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Himmler

Self (archive footage)

Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)