Apocalypse: The Second World War

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.

Series details

First air date

2009

Last air date

2009

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Genres

Documentary, War & Politics

Original language

FR

Origin country

FR

Networks

France 2

Created by

Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle, Jean-Louis Guillaud, Henri de Turenne

Production

CC&C, Établissement de Communication et de Production Audiovisuelle de la Défense (ECPAD), NHK, France 2, National Geographic, ECPAD

Cast

Mathieu Kassovitz

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Heinrich Himmler