The Second World War in Colour

The Second World War in Colour

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19991 Season
The Second World War in Colour

Overview

The Second World War In Colour [1999] is a three-part documentary which reveals hours of previously unseen colour film of World War II. As almost all newsreel film was shot in black and white, this DVD offers a completely new portrait of the war. Dramatic colour footage from as early as 1933 shows home movies of Adolf Hitler and his cohorts, the devastation wrought by the Blitzkrieg, life on the home front, D-Day and the Allied invasion of France, British bombers defying German fighters, the horror of the Holocaust that troops met as they entered Germany, and the jubilation of the final Allied victory. With John Thaw's narration intercut with spoken accounts from the letters and diaries of those who fought, those who survived, and those the war claimed as victims, this documentary is an extraordinary remembrance of a monumental time in world history.

Genres

DocumentaryWar & Politics

Production Companies

Carlton Television
Trans World International

Additional Information

Original Name:The Second World War in Colour
Status:Ended
First Air Date:1999-09-09
Last Air Date:1999-09-23
Number of Episodes3
Duration:180 min
Original Language:EN

Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

3 Episodes

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