| | |  | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Home » » The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | More than 30 years after its initial broadcast, THE WORLD AT WAR remains the definitive visual history of World War II. Narrated by Academy Award winner Laurence Olivier and digitally re-mastered for DVD, this is epic history at its absolute best. Unsurpassed in depth and scope, its 26 hour-long programs feature an extraordinary collection of newsreel, propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the archives of 18 nations, including color close-ups of Adolf Hitler taken by his mistress, that present an unvarnished perspective of the war's pivotal events. Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants--from Hitler's secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines--add spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already unforgettable viewing experience. Informative and unbiased, THE WORLD AT WAR is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an International Emmy Award, The National Television Critic's Award for Best Documentary, and knighthood for its creator, Sir Jeremy Isaacs. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Laurence Olivier, Anthony Eden, Averell Harriman, Albert Speer, Siegfried Westphal | | Format:
| Box set, Black & White, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 11 | | Studio:
| A&E Home Video | | Run Time:
| 1357 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| August 24, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 313 reviews |
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 Definitive WW2 history with great interviewsAug 24, 2010
Made in 74, this 24 hour British documentary benefits from many interviews with still young WW2 vets from various countries, including Germany. We see and hear their remembrances of such events as the bombing of London. Fairly amazing stuff from people who look to be in their 50s and 60s when filmed, probably some time in the late 60s or early 70s? I have not seen all the episodes, but you will get hooked very quickly once you see only one or two. The sweep, the tone, the clips, the interviews, the big sense of epic history, they are all present. You might even want to own this for repeated viewing if you are really into it. It's that good.
The Narration is the Icing on the CakeAug 22, 2010
This chronicle of WWII provides not only classic battle footage, but also commentary by the people involved in the actions and decicions that shaped events...often the viewer comes to feel that things on the battlefield are not really under the control of major players, but to a great extent, the common soldier.
The bonus DVD on the Holocaust was very harrowing- and as a teacher of Holocaust studies, I'd thought myself inured.
And the narrator to this series: Sir Laurence Olivier
One of the most complete documentaries everAug 20, 2010
An excellent documentary on WW2. Filled with eyewitness accounts, extensive footage, brutal honesty; not the modern revisionist way of treating history.
By far the best WWII Documentary EverAug 11, 2010
I have a number of dvd and videos regarding WWII. One just bought prior to this set, "The Nazis". It was okay. This documentary, produced in 1974, is the best ever. It includes many interviews with people in the war. Now most are dead. I will not buy another WWII documentary because there is so little, if any, left out that at best a new one would be mostlly redundant. If you are a WWII buff, I highly recommend this set.
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Real history.... without all the propoganda.Aug 11, 2010
I've only gotten through the first 3 DVD's of the set, but from what I've seen so far, this is an excellent documentary. It's ironic that the economic conditions that led to Hitler's rise to power mirror those here in the U.S. The fact that so many are willing to give up their civil rights to stave off perceived fears....but back to the DVD. Here in the USA we only know about several events of WWII, (Pearl Harbor, Normandy assault, Iwo Jima, and Hiroshima)but there were so many lives lost before we even entered the war. This set is not some romanticized version of the war, which we are so use to seeing. It is war as the way it should be seen. As I stated earlier, I have not watched all 13 DVD's yet but it is ironic to hear Anglos voice their opposition to being enslaved, yet most of the participants of the war had colonized other non-whites. If you are a war history buff or ex-military such as myself, this is a very well put together set.
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