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Apocalypse: The Second World War(2009)

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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.

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Series Cast

Mathieu Kassovitz photo

Mathieu Kassovitz

Narrator (voice)

Dwight D. Eisenhower photo

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler photo

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt photo

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle photo

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Heinrich Himmler photo

Heinrich Himmler

Self (archive footage)

Erwin Rommel photo

Erwin Rommel

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin photo

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Hermann Göring photo

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill photo

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini photo

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Show Stats

StatusEnded

NetworkFrance 2

TypeMiniseries

Original LanguageFrench

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