Apocalypse: The Second World War - Miniseries

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.

6 Episodes

Aggression (1933–1939)

Season 1 - Episode 1

Colourised footage of Hitler as he visits the Austrian village where he grew up, see the heart-felt good-byes as French soldiers leave loved...

Crushing Defeat (1939–1940)

Season 1 - Episode 2

The British troops hastily evacuate from the beaches at Dunkirk, France, but are forced to abandon kilometres of precious military vehicles ...

Shock (1940–1941)

Season 1 - Episode 3

Polish prisoners and Jews are forced into slave labour to complete Nazi building projects. The Italian army is in disarray so Hitler dispatc...

World Ablaze (1941-1942)

Season 1 - Episode 4

America joins the war as the conflict rages in South-East Asia, North Africa and Russia. The Allied forces are unable to slow the furious pr...

The Noose (1942-1943)

Season 1 - Episode 5

The turning of the war against Germany, with Allied victory at El Alamein and Russian triumph at Stalingrad. In the North Atlantic, the Alli...

Inferno (1944-1945)

Season 1 - Episode 6

Witness the D-Day landings and the liberation of Paris. In the east the Soviets liberate Auschwitz and fight their way to the heart of Berli...