World War II in Colour81%
TV
2009-09-04
50m
Documentary
War & Politics
Ratings
Combined
80.6
%
4 sources
IMDb
8.7
/10
8,095 votes
Letterboxd
3.9
/5
795 votes
TMDB
76
%
280 votes
Trakt
78
%
272 votes
World War II In Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. The show covers the Western Front, Eastern Front, and the Pacific War. It is on syndication in America on the Military Channel. This series is in full color, combining both original and colorized footage.
View watch stats for World War II in Colour →Status
Ended
Runtime
50m
Seasons
1
Episodes
13
Studio
Networks
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
German, French, English
Created by
Cast
Robert Powell
Narrator
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Erwin Rommel
Self (archive footage)
Chester W. Nimitz
Self (archive footage)
Douglas MacArthur
Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Georgi Zhukov
Self (archive footage)
Władysław Sikorski
Self (archive footage)
Miniseries
- 1 The Gathering Storm Just years after World War I, Germany and other nations are in an economic depression. Leader approval ratings of Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain are shallow, giving the rise to m…
- 2 Lightning War The German Blitzkrieg allowed them to overrun both Poland and France within weeks. See how this radical military tactic caught the Allies totally unprepared.
- 3 Britain at Bay In July 1940, Britain stood alone against the Nazis. Hitler had more troops, abetter air force and the better weapons. Britain came extremely close to defeat, as its exhausted air…
- 4 Hitler Strikes East When Hitler expounded his intention to invade Russia his generals looked at him in horrified silence. The Soviet Union was vast and had matchless resources. Hitler’s whole plan de…
- 5 Red Sun Rampant December 7th 1941 is “a date that will live in infamy”proclaimed President Franklin Roosevelt. That was the day that Japan entered World War II, with its surprise attack upon theU…
- 6 The Mediterranean and North Africa Mussolini’s ambition had always been to recreate the old Roman Empire. The trouble was, he was a disaster militarily. After failed attacks in North Africa and Greece, his armies w…
- 7 Turning the Tide Nazi submarines tried to cut supply lines across the Atlantic, while the Allies fire-bombed German cities.
- 8 The Soviet Steamroller By July 1943, the full extent of Hitler’s failed gamble in the East had become clear. After failing to deliver knock-out blows at Stalingrad and Moscow, his army was now at the me…
- 9 Overlord How close did D-Day come to failure? Despite meticulous planning, deception plans and specialised equipment, its success was always balanced on a knife-edge.
- 10 Closing the Ring The Battle of the Bulge saw Hitler take his last great gamble, throwing his reserve forces against the oncoming Allies in the Ardennes.
- 11 The Island War The war in the Pacific against Japan was a savage, hand-to-hand, island-to-island struggle, fought by new specialist fighting units like the valiant Chindits.
- 12 Victory in Europe Allied forces converge on Germany, uncovering the horrors of Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald, before pushing towards Berlin, where Hitler clings to power in his last desperate days.
- 13 Victory in the Pacific With Germany beaten, the Allies turned their attention to Japan, who made them pay for every inch of gained ground.
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