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The World at War

8.3 IMDb tt0071075 1973 Documentary · War & Politics

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.

Cast

Laurence Olivier

A New Germany (1933–1939)

A New Germany (1933–1939) 55m Germany, a nation stricken by humiliating defeat and emerging from crippling economic depression, looks to one man for…

Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)

Distant War (September 1939–May 1940) 55m In Eastern Europe, the full force of the Nazi machine rolls on - but in Britain, an uneasy…

France Falls (May–June 1940)

France Falls (May–June 1940) 55m France discovers it is woefully unprepared for modern warfare as the Nazi war machine easily skirts around the…

Alone (May 1940–May 1941)

Alone (May 1940–May 1941) 1h 0m After Dunkirk, Britain faces the German onslaught. Although the RAF wins the Battle of Britain, the cities are…

Barbarossa (June–December 1941)

Barbarossa (June–December 1941) 1h 0m Hitler at last turns his tanks towards Russia. After a succession of devastating victories, the Germans delay and…

Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)

Banzai! Japan (1931–1942) 1h 0m At war since 1931 on the Chinese mainland, the Japanese hope for easy victories over the British and…

On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)

On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942) 1h 0m Americans are divided between fighting the Japanese and the Nazis. Hitler solves the problem by declaring war on…

The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)

The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943) 1h 0m For 2 years the 8th Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps fight in the wastes of North Africa. Finally…

Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943)

Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943) 54m Hitler's early successes in Russia made him reckless and he resolves to capture Stalingrad. The battle lasts six…

Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944)

Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944) 54m In a war of high technology and animal courage, the German U-Boats fight Allied merchantmen, hounding them in…

Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)

Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943) 55m For two years the Soviet Army fights the Germans almost alone. After one of the greatest land battles…

Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)

Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944) 55m Bomber Command begin bombing German cities by night and the Americans reinforce the attacks by day; a whirlwind…

Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)

Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944) 53m Churchill called Italy the 'soft underbelly of the crocodile' and thought the Allies could cut through it to…

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944)

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944) 55m Vera Lynn sang of a lovely day tomorrow, but the war in Burma was mud and monsoon. Britain's…

Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)

Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944) 55m Finding strength in unity at home in Britain during the war, it was a time of gas masks,…

Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)

Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944) 55m Initial victory in Europe turns sour after the defeat at Stalingrad, yet Germany prepares to fight to the…

Morning (June–August 1944)

Morning (June–August 1944) 55m The Western Allies resolve to invade Europe. England becomes a floating supply dump and the British and Americans…

Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)

Occupation: Holland (1940–1944) 55m Through a neutral country, Holland is attacked by Germany without warning in 1940. During the next four years,…

Pincers (August 1944–March 1945)

Pincers (August 1944–March 1945) 55m The end of the war appears close at hand with the liberation of Paris in 1944, but the…

Genocide (1941–1945)

Genocide (1941–1945) 55m The Nazi's are racist; the Aryans are a master race, others, particularly the Jews are sub-human. Himmler's SS…

Nemesis (February–May 1945)

Nemesis (February–May 1945) 55m Hitler retreats to the Fuhrer bunker is Berlin as Germany crumbles around him and his lieutenants abandon him…

Japan (1941–1945)

Japan (1941–1945) 53m Initially apprehensive about the outcome of declaring war, the Japanese quickly turn to celebration with early victory. In…

Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)

Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945) 53m The Americans fight their way across the Pacific towards Japan and the Phillipines. Perhaps the bloodiest campaign of…

The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)

The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945) 55m Western scientists have developed a new, immensely powerful weapon - the atomic bomb. On August 6th 1945, the…

Reckoning (April 1945)

Reckoning (April 1945) 54m The war ends slowly and messily. Britain is victorious but exhausted and the super-powers confront each other as…

Remember

Remember 52m For many the Second World War was the most significant experience of their lives. Heartbreaking first hand remembrances…

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