Apocalypse: The Second World War
Seen it?2009 | 1 seasons | Documentary, War & Politics
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious and history buffs. If you loved SAS Rogue Heroes, start here.
- The mood
- Harrowing, eye-opening.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle, Jean-Louis Guillaud, Henri de Turenne
- Mathieu KassovitzSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
- Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
- Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
- Charles de GaulleSelf (archive footage)
- Heinrich HimmlerSelf (archive footage)
- Erwin RommelSelf (archive footage)
- Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
- Hermann GöringSelf (archive footage)
- Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)