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Apocalypse: The Second World War

Apocalypse: The Second World War

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

French

Runtime

mins

Rating

8.335/10

Release Date

18 July 2025

Country

France

Cast

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Himmler

Self (archive footage)

Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

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