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Writers:
Isabelle Clarke (writer)
Daniel Costelle (writer)
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Seasons:
1
Release Date:
8 September 2009 (France) See more »
Genre:
Documentary See more »
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User Reviews:
pleasant, but not perfect See more (13 total) »

Cast

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Mathieu Kassovitz ... Narrator / ... (6 episodes, 2009)
David Ritchie ... Narrator (english version) (6 episodes, 2009)
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Series Directed by
Isabelle Clarke (6 episodes, 2009)
Daniel Costelle (6 episodes, 2009)
 
Series Writing credits
Isabelle Clarke (unknown episodes)
Daniel Costelle (unknown episodes)
Jean-Louis Guillaud (unknown episodes)
Henri de Turenne (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Kenji Kawai (1 episode, 2009)
 
Series Sound Department
Gilbert Courtois .... sound designer / sound engineer (6 episodes, 2009)
Philippe Vaidie .... sound mixer (6 episodes, 2009)
 
Series Editorial Department
Tom Hannibal .... reversion editor (6 episodes, 2009)
 
Series Other crew
Krista Johnston .... clearances (6 episodes, 2009)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Apocalypse - La 2ème guerre mondiale" - France (original title)
"Apocalypse: World War II" - USA (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
France:312 min (6 episodes)
Country:
France
Language:
French
Certification:
Brazil:16 (DVD rating)
Company:
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18 out of 31 people found the following review useful.
pleasant, but not perfect, 7 April 2010
Author: djeezman from Netherlands

It is a France 2 documentary and as such very french biased.

Many french sensitive issues (Vichy.. only the top a disgrace, or whole french populations under Vichy a disgrace ?! ), liberation of France by active troops in terms of men, material..how much (or rather how little) was french, etc. are left under the carpet.

All the world-war issues are looked upon with french interest/viewpoint..if there isn't one, then there is no attention to it or only as a 5 second footnote (Fights in Norway? Holland ? Belgium ? Convoy war at Atlantic ? Balkan fights Tito resistance, Soviet fights in Balkan countries ? MarketGarden ? Japan's fights and occupation in china,New Guinea,etc).

However french issues which are marginal to the outside world are given broad attention (french ministers crisis 1940, negotiations Roosevelt with Gaulle en Vichy favoured representative in 1943, Bir Hakeim stand, LeClerc background (ahem Zjoekov's background ? Monty's Background? Alexander's background?), Indochine taken over by Japan, French resistance actions (no resistance elsewhere?), De Gaulle's return in France and focus on his political problems).

Like before-mentioned text: Many films have been aired before..only a few are rare (from French sources). All are coloured in, which gives it a special touch-but not all are coloured in thoroughly (only face one colour, one colour for uniform, one colour for bushes, one colour for ground).

It's nice to see, and it keeps you captivated...but it is not THE best documentary, and certainly not "neutral"(unbiased).

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