UK,
(1973–1974), 22 h 14 min
(Length: 49–52 min)
Composer:
Carl DavisCast:
Laurence Olivier (narrator), Traudl Junge, Hedy Lamarr, James Stewart, James Cagney, Irene Dunne, Frank Sinatra, J.B. Priestley, Lawrence Durrell (more)Episodes(26)
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A New Germany: 1933-1939 (E01)
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Distant War: September 1939-May 1940 (E02)
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France Falls: May-June 1940 (E03)
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Alone: May 1940-May 1941 (E04)
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Barbarossa: June-December 1941 (E05)
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Banzai! Japan: 1931-1942 (E06)
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On Our Way: U.S.A. - 1939-1942 (E07)
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The Desert: North Africa - 1940-1943 (E08)
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Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943 (E09)
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Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic - 1939-1944 (E10)
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Red Star: The Soviet Union - 1941-1943 (E11)
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Whirlwind: Bombing Germany - September 1939-April 1944 (E12)
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Tough Old Gut: Italy - November 1942-June 1944 (E13)
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It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma - 1942-1944 (E14)
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Home Fires: Britain - 1940-1944 (E15)
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Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944 (E16)
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Morning: June-August 1944 (E17)
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Occupation: Holland - 1940-1944 (E18)
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Pincers: August 1944-March 1945 (E19)
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Genocide: 1941-1945 (E20)
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Nemesis: Germany - February-May 1945 (E21)
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Japan: 1941-1945 (E22)
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Pacific: February 1942-July 1945 (E23)
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The Bomb: February-September 1945 (E24)
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Reckoning: 1945... and After (E25)
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Remember (E26)
Plots(1)
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 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, first-hand accounts to an already unforgettable viewing experience.
(official distributor synopsis)