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Apocalypse: The Second World War - Miniseries

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 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)

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.

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