The World at War (1973)★ 9.2/10
- Documentary
- History
- War
Directed by: Hugh Raggett, John Pett, David Elstein, Ted Childs, Michael Darlow
Written by: Neal Ascherson, Peter Batty, Charles Bloomberg, Courtney Browne, Angus Calder
26-part documentary series tracing World War II from the rise of Nazi Germany through the conflict's major campaigns and home fronts, using archival footage and firsthand interviews, narrated by Laurence Olivier.
- Original title
- The World at War
- Storyline
- A multi-volumed documentary mini-series, "The World at War" covers the entire history of World War II from the causes of the 1920s to the aftermath of the Cold War in the 1950s. Emphasis is also placed on several inside story episodes, where events are covered which occurred inside Germany and Japan such as resistance to Hitler, life in general under a dictatorial regime, and particular emphasis is focused on the Jewish Holocaust.
- Rating
- 9.2 / 10 · 38,224
- Companies
- Imperial War Museum, Thames Television, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), CEL Home Video, Danmarks Radio (DR), Fremantle Home Entertainment, FremantleMedia, ITV - Independent Television, Ilarion video, Network DVD, Nordisk Film, Old Gold Media, PT Video, Thames Video Collection, Thames Video, The Video Collection, Thorn EMI Video Australia, Video Collection International, Yesterday Channel
- Release dates
- GB October 31, 1973
- US October 31, 1973
- XWG March 20, 1975
- DK August 11, 1976
- JP March 5, 2001
- FI October 3, 2003
- NO November 5, 2003
- PH August 24, 2004
- KR November 16, 2010
- PL January 31, 2016
- AE October 31, 2016
- FR October 31, 2016
- SG November 24, 2020
- EG April 15, 2021
- ID April 15, 2021