Apocalypse: The Second World War - Season 1 - Eps 6: Inferno (1944-1945)
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 Berlin. Germany finally surrenders and Japan fights on until the 2 atom bombs are dropped.
About Apocalypse: The Second World War
Title: Apocalypse: The Second World War
First Air Date: 2009-09-08
Last Air Date: 2009-09-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.3/10 (from 132 votes)
Language: FR
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: France 2
Genres: Documentary, War & Politics
Production Companies: CC&C, Établissement de Communication et de Production Audiovisuelle de la Défense (ECPAD), NHK, France 2, National Geographic, ECPAD
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Mathieu Kassovitz
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
Self (archive footage)
Erwin Rommel
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
