Description
More than 30 years after its initial broadcast, The World at War remains the definitive visual history of World War II. Unsurpassed in depth and scope, its 26 hour-long programs feature an extraordinary collection of newsreel, propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the archives of 18 nations, including colour closeups of Adolf Hitler taken by his mistress, that present an unvarnished perspective of the war's pivotal events.
Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants - from Hitler's secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines - add spine-tingling, fist hand accounts to an already unforgettable viewing experience.
• 50 years since its original broadcast, the 1973, 26 episode TV event is still considered the definitive story of World War 2.
• The series was conceived and produced by Sir Jeremy Isaacs (for Britain's Thames Television) and Narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier.
• A televisual milestone and the benchmark for all war documentaries that followed, The World at War presents the story of World War Two, from its beginnings in Hitler's pre-war Germany to its horrific climax at Hiroshima
• Made with the full co-operation of the Imperial War Museum, this powerful twenty-six part series combines eyewitness testimony with rare archive footage to tell the unforgettable story of the greatest conflict the world has ever known.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• BONUS DOCUMENTARIES:
• The Making of the Series
• Secretary to Hitler
• The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler
• Warrior
• HITLER'S GERMANY: The People's Community 1933 - 1939
• HITLER'S GERMANY: Total War 1939 - 1945
• The Final Solution Parts 1 and 2
Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants - from Hitler's secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines - add spine-tingling, fist hand accounts to an already unforgettable viewing experience.
• 50 years since its original broadcast, the 1973, 26 episode TV event is still considered the definitive story of World War 2.
• The series was conceived and produced by Sir Jeremy Isaacs (for Britain's Thames Television) and Narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier.
• A televisual milestone and the benchmark for all war documentaries that followed, The World at War presents the story of World War Two, from its beginnings in Hitler's pre-war Germany to its horrific climax at Hiroshima
• Made with the full co-operation of the Imperial War Museum, this powerful twenty-six part series combines eyewitness testimony with rare archive footage to tell the unforgettable story of the greatest conflict the world has ever known.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• BONUS DOCUMENTARIES:
• The Making of the Series
• Secretary to Hitler
• The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler
• Warrior
• HITLER'S GERMANY: The People's Community 1933 - 1939
• HITLER'S GERMANY: Total War 1939 - 1945
• The Final Solution Parts 1 and 2
- Actors
- Laurence Olivier (Voice By)
- Genre
- Documentary
- Label
- Madman Entertainment
- Running Time
- 1357
- Rating
- E
- Consumer Advice
- E Exempt
- Year of Release
- 1973
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