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1999 Certificate Ex
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The Second World War In Colour [1999] is a three-part documentary which reveals hours of previously unseen colour film of World War II. As almost all newsreel film was shot in black and white, this DVD offers a completely new portrait of the war. Dramatic colour footage from as early as 1933 shows home movies of Adolf Hitler .. Read more

Starring John Thaw
Genres Documentary, Television

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The Second World War In Colour

The Second World War In Colour [1999] is a three-part documentary which reveals hours of previously unseen colour film of World War II. As almost all newsreel film was shot in black and white, this DVD offers a completely new portrait of the war. Dramatic colour footage from as early as 1933 shows home movies of Adolf Hitler and his cohorts, the devastation wrought by the Blitzkrieg, life on the home front, D-Day and the Allied invasion of France, British bombers defying German fighters, the horror of the Holocaust that troops met as they entered Germany, and the jubilation of the final Allied victory. With John Thaw's narration intercut with spoken accounts from the letters and diaries of those who fought, those who survived, and those the war claimed as victims, this documentary is an extraordinary remembrance of a monumental time in world history.

Starring John Thaw
Studio CARLTON VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT LTD
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 45 mins
Certificate Certificate Ex
Genres Documentary, Television
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released DVD: 01 Nov 1999
Production year: 1999
Format DVD

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Excellent for homework

    Ever found it difficult to pin your child down to do background reading for a school project? Well this DVD really helped my daughter understand and record facts about the second world war that she was able to use.

    It gave a warts and all tale, so if you have sensitive children it might be better to watch first.

      • prmiaj from Devon
      • Posted 02 Feb 2005 18:50

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Good, but distorted by the availability of colour footage

    Don't get me wrong, this is a very interesting well made documentary, however it is aparrent that certain key events were not shown or only shown very briefly - for example the concentration camps or the battle of britain. Whereas other parts of the war (such as in japan) were shown at length. Presemably the controlling factor was the availabilty of colour footage.

      • A customer from Tamworth, Staffordshire
      • Posted 23 Jun 2004 13:26

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      The Second World War In Colour [1999] is a three-part documentary which reveals hours of previously unseen colour film of World War II. As almost all newsreel film was shot in black and white, this DVD offers a completely new portrait of the war. Dramatic colour footage from as early as ...