Apocalypse: The Second World War

Apocalypse: The Second World War

2009
8.4

8.4/10

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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.

Status: Ended

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
CC&C Établissement de Communication et de Production Audiovisuelle de la Défense (ECPAD) NHK France 2 National Geographic ECPAD
Production Countries
France Belgium Canada United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title Apocalypse : La 2ème Guerre mondiale
Release Date September 8, 2009
Status Ended
Language FR
IMDb ID tt1508238
Website Visit Site

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)

Key Crew

Louis Vaudeville
Producer
Jean-Louis Guillaud
Writer
Henri de Turenne
Writer
Daniel Costelle
Writer
Isabelle Clarke
Writer
Isabelle Clarke
Director
Daniel Costelle
Director