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"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 participant...

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Corporate Authors: Thames Television, Ltd, Imperial War Museum (Great Britain), A & E Home Video (Firm), New Video Group
Other Authors: Isaacs, Jeremy, 1932- (Producer, Screenwriter), Raggett, Hugh (Director), Ascherson, Neal (Screenwriter), Elstein, David (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Thompson, Laurence (Screenwriter), Batty, Peter (Screenwriter, Producer), Tiffin, Peter (Director), Kuehl, Jerome (Screenwriter, Producer), Darlow, Michael, 1934- (Producer, Director), Childs, Ted (Director, Producer), Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Joseph Percival W.), 1908-1980 (Screenwriter), Douglas-Home, Charles, 1937- (Screenwriter), Shephard, Ben, 1948- (Producer), Wheeler, David, 1927-2011 (Screenwriter), Pett, John, producer/director (Producer, Director), Williams, John (Screenwriter), Whitehead, Phillip (Producer), Calder, Angus (Screenwriter), Bloomberg, Charles, -1985 (Screenwriter), Hood, Stuart, 1915-2011 (Screenwriter), Browne, Courtney, 1915- (Screenwriter), Farr, Raye (Producer), Afriat, Alan, 1935- (Producer), Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989 (Narrator), Porter, Eric, 1928-1995 (Narrator)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: New York : A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, [2004]
Series:Jewish heritage video collection.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Africa, North.
Germany > History > 1933-1945.
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
Genocide.
Japan > History > 1926-1945.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
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Summary:"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 - and spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already unforgettable experience."--Container.
Item Description:Originally broadcast in 1973; bonus documentaries produced in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 2004.
Bonus documentaries have note: "The world at war : a special presentation."
Special features: disc 1: The making of the series; disc 11: The history of 'The world at war'; biographies; gallery of photos from the Imperial War Museum collection. Discs 8-11 contain bonus documentaries, compiled from interviews and archive materials gathered for the series World at war.
Physical Description:11 videodiscs (approximately 1194 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC; region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Narrator, Laurence Olivier ; music, Carl Davis ; editor, Alan Afriat [and others] ; narrator (v. 8 & 10), Eric Porter.
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