"The World at War" (1973) TV series 1973-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1976 (Denmark)

Genre:

Documentary | History | War

Plot:

A series of accurate documentaries about World War II.

Plot Keywords:

Resistance | Japan | Field Hospital | Jew | World War Two

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Laurence Olivier

...

Himself - Narrator (26 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Directed by
Hugh Raggett		(3 episodes, 1973-1974)
John Pett		(3 episodes, 1974)
David Elstein		(2 episodes, 1973)
Ted Childs		(2 episodes, 1974)
Michael Darlow		(2 episodes, 1974)
Martin Smith		(2 episodes, 1974)

Series Writing credits
Peter Batty		(6 episodes, 1973-1974)
Neal Ascherson		(3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Laurence Thompson		(2 episodes, 1973)
Charles Bloomberg		(2 episodes, 1974)
Jerome Kuehl		(2 episodes, 1974)
David Wheeler		(2 episodes, 1974)
John Williams		(2 episodes, 1974)

Series Produced by
Jeremy Isaacs	....	series producer / producer (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
Peter Batty	....	producer (6 episodes, 1973-1974)
David Elstein	....	producer (3 episodes, 1973-1974)
John Pett	....	producer (3 episodes, 1974)
Jerome Kuehl	....	associate producer / producer (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Ted Childs	....	producer (2 episodes, 1974)
Michael Darlow	....	producer (2 episodes, 1974)
Martin Smith	....	producer (2 episodes, 1974)
Phillip Whitehead	....	producer (2 episodes, 1974)

Series Original Music by
Carl Davis		(3 episodes, 1974)

Series Film Editing by
Beryl Wilkins		(5 episodes, 1974)
Alan Afriat		(4 episodes, 1973-1974)
Peter Lee-Thompson		(4 episodes, 1973-1974)
Jeff Harvey		(4 episodes, 1974)
David Taylor		(3 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Production Management
Liz Sutherland	....	unit manager / production manager (25 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Art Department
Tony Bulley	....	graphics (10 episodes, 1973-1974)
Lester Halhed	....	graphics (9 episodes, 1973-1974)
Ian Kestle	....	graphics (4 episodes, 1973)

Series Sound Department
Freddie Slade	....	dubbing mixer / dubbing editor (23 episodes, 1973-1974)
Nola Schiff	....	dubbing editor (8 episodes, 1973-1974)
Bob Harvey	....	dubbing editor (7 episodes, 1973-1974)
Keith Barber	....	sound / sound recordist (4 episodes, 1973-1974)
Brian Rendle	....	sound recordist (4 episodes, 1973-1974)
Nigel Bell	....	dubbing editor (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Lang	....	camera / film cameraman (6 episodes, 1973-1974)
Mike Fash	....	film cameraman / camera (3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Peter Goodwin	....	rostrum camera (3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Ray Orton	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Alan Afriat	....	mastering colorist / supervising editor (13 episodes, 1973-1974)
Peter Lynch	....	mastering colorist (11 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Music Department
Carl Davis	....	music (1 episode, 1974)

Series Other crew
Noble Frankland	....	historical advisor (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
Antonio Pinto Marques	....	production staff (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
Roger Chinery	....	laboratory liaison (24 episodes, 1973-1974)
Isobel Hinshelwood	....	researcher / stills researcher (18 episodes, 1973-1974)
John Rowe	....	film research (17 episodes, 1973-1974)
Jerome Kuehl	....	script associate (15 episodes, 1973-1974)
Raye Farr	....	film research (14 episodes, 1973-1974)
Susan McConachy	....	researcher (6 episodes, 1973-1974)
Michael Fox	....	film research (5 episodes, 1973-1974)
Ben Shepard	....	researcher (4 episodes, 1974)
Alan Patient	....	researcher (3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Svetlana Koroleva	....	researcher (2 episodes, 1974)
Sherman Grinberg	....	archive source (unknown episodes)
Heinrich Hoffmann	....	archive source (unknown episodes)
D.A. Spencer	....	archive source (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Imperial War Museum (in cooperation with)
• Thames Television

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2001) (UK) (TV)
• Danmarks Radio (DR) (1976-1977) (Denmark) (TV)
• Danmarks Radio (DR) (2004) (Denmark) (TV)
• Danmarks Radio (DR) (2004) (Denmark) (TV) (repeats)
• Danmarks Radio (DR) (2006) (Denmark) (TV) (repeats)
• Fremantle Media (1973) (UK) (TV)
• Independent Television (ITV) (1973) (UK) (TV)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Humphries Laboratories  processing

Also Known As:

Runtime:

52 min (26 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English | German | French | Japanese

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-15

Company:

Imperial War Museum

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Screenwipe: Episode #2.1" (2006)

The most authoritative Second World War documentary series

Certainly any others I have seen pale in comparison. The series gives balanced coverage to all theatres of operation. No one country is given undue credit for the Allied victory. Laurence Olivier brings great weight and dignity to his role as narrator.