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Nov 20, 2001 · Narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier, "The World at War" draws upon an extraordinary collection of WWII footage from newsreels, propaganda films, and home movies--including rare footage of Hitler taken by Eva Braun--gathered from both the victorious and the conquered.
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The World at War is a 26-episode British documentary television series that chronicles the events of the Second World War. Produced in 1973 at a cost of £900,000 (equivalent to £13,700,000 in 2023), it was the most expensive factual series ever made at the time. [1]
No.TitleOriginal Air Date1"A New Germany (1933–1939)"31 October 1973 ( 1973-10-31)2"Distant War (September 1939 – May ...7 November 1973 ( 1973-11-07)3"France Falls (May–June 1940)"14 November 1973 ( 1973-11-14)4"Alone (May 1940 – May 1941)"21 November 1973 ( 1973-11-21)Jan 18, 2022 · The World at War is a British 26-episode documentary television series chronicling the events of the Second World War. It was at the time of its completion in 1973, at a cost of £900,000 (equivalent to £11,100,000 in 2020), the most expensive factual series ever made.
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Blu-ray Review. Previously available on DVD. Produced by Britain's Thames Television and originally aired on ITV in the U.K. in 1973 and 1974, The World at War was then - and still remains - the standard-setting documentary series on the Second World War.
The World at War was made by an Allied nation that risked and lost much in the war, yet maintains a balanced view of events. Viewers are encouraged to become emotionally involved and to choose sides in the American show, made only a few years after the armistice.
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 color close-ups of Adolf Hitler ...
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Apr 1, 2005 · The World at War is quite simply the finest factual DVD set there is. Each episode contains is own jaw dropping horror, be that atrocity or incredulous action and I cannot emphasize just how truly compelling a watch the discs are.