"World War 1 in Colour" (2003) TV mini-series 2003-

Director:

Jonathan Martin

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1 September 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary | History | War

Plot:

Documentary using computer colorized footage from World War I to give the audience the feel of how it really looked back during the war.

Plot Keywords:

World War One | TV Mini-Series

Cast

Arthur Barraclough	...	Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2003)
Kenneth Branagh	...	Narrator (6 episodes, 2003)
Arthur Halestrap	...	Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2003)
Harry Patch	...	Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2003)
Hubert Williams	...	Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2003)
Gary Sheffield	...	Himself - Phd. Kings College, London / ... (2 episodes, 2003)
Bill Stone	...	Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Directed by
Jonathan Martin		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Simon Berthon		(6 episodes, 2003)

Series Produced by
Simon Berthon	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2003)
Annalisa D'Innella	....	producer (6 episodes, 2003)
Jonathan Martin	....	series producer (6 episodes, 2003)
Philip Nugus	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2003)

Series Original Music by
James McConnel		(6 episodes, 2003)

Series Film Editing by
Shelagh Brady		(6 episodes, 2003)

Series Production Management
Denysse Edwardes	....	production manager (6 episodes, 2003)

Series Sound Department
Aidan McCarthy	....	assistant sound editor (6 episodes, 2003)
Andrew Sears	....	dubbing mixer (6 episodes, 2003)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Wright	....	additional camera operator (6 episodes, 2003)

Series Editorial Department
Michael Sanders	....	on-line editor (4 episodes, 2003)
Dominic McMahon	....	on-line editor (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Music Department
DeWolfe	....	composer: library music (6 episodes, 2003)
Alan Howe	....	music advisor (6 episodes, 2003)

Series Other crew
Will Cursham	....	researcher (6 episodes, 2003)
Alex Leith	....	additional researcher (6 episodes, 2003)
George Marshall	....	research director (6 episodes, 2003)
Charles Messenger	....	historical advisor (6 episodes, 2003)
Alf Penn	....	film researcher (6 episodes, 2003)

Distributors

• Fremantle Home Entertainment (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Polyband (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• De Wolfe Music  production music

Also Known As:

Runtime:

UK:372 min (6 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

UK:E | Finland:K-7

omne ignotum pro magnifico

Everything unknown is taken for magnificent...

Since we have so little to compare the visuals to... whereas the narrative....

If you wish to find a documentary that speaks of the suffering of the world, which visibly and glaringly surrounds us, the boys in World War I, and of confusion, passion, evil --

This is not it.....

A war without politics!! Without Junker greed! Without rape nor rotting Doughboys in the trenches... the Clean war in color... flying things and heavy iron rolling in color....

However, it's a great way to copyright public domain footage.

The Latins had a phrase for this "omne ignotum pro magnifico: Everything unknown is taken for magnificent.. and for the first time color is added to World War I -- magnificent try!

Someday I'd like to license some of the footage for my own version of the war... maybe not a commercial as producer Martin's "Greatest SAS Missions" (2004) (mini) TV Series (producer)but certainly more of the reason the French and English dreaded the subject.... The Great War...