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The world at war / producer, Jeremy Issacs ; in co-operation with the Imperial War Museum ; Thames Television.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoNew York : A & E Home Video ; Distributed by New Video, [2004]
Description11 videodiscs (approximately 1194 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns --France.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns --Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns --Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns --Africa, North.
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
Genocide.
Germany--History --1933-1945.
Japan--History --1926-1945.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History --Bombardment, 1945.
Other author/creatorIsaacs, Jeremy, 1932- producer, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorRagget, Hugh, director.
Other author/creatorAscherson, Neal screenwriter.
Other author/creatorElstein, David, director, producer, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorThompson, Laurence, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorBatty, Peter, screenwriter, producer.
Other author/creatorTiffin, Peter, director.
Other author/creatorKuehl, Jerome, screenwriter, producer.
Other author/creatorDarlow, Michael, producer, director.
Other author/creatorChilds, Ted, director, producer.
Other author/creatorMallalieu, J. P. W. (Joseph Percival W.), 1908-1980, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorDouglas-Home, Charles, 1937- screenwriter.
Other author/creatorShephard, Ben, 1948- producer.
Other author/creatorWheeler, David screenwriter.
Other author/creatorPett, John, producer/director, producer, director.
Other author/creatorWilliams, John screenwriter.
Other author/creatorWhitehead, Phillip, producer.
Other author/creatorCalder, Angus screenwriter.
Other author/creatorBloomberg, Charles, -1985, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorHood, Stuart, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorBrowne, Courtney, 1915- screenwriter.
Other author/creatorFarr, Raye, producer.
Other author/creatorAfriat, Alan, producer.
Other author/creatorOlivier, Laurence, 1907-1989 narrator.
Other author/creatorPorter, Eric, 1928-1995 narrator.
Other author/creatorJunge, Gertraud, interviewee.
Other author/creatorFuchida, Mitsuo, 1902-1976 interviewee.
Other author/creatorHiss, Alger, interviewee.
Other author/creatorThames Television, ltd.
Other author/creatorImperial War Museum (Great Britain)
Other author/creatorA & E Home Video (Firm)
Other author/creatorNew Video Group.
Uniform titleWorld at war (Television program)
Contents v. 1 New Germany 1933-39 / directed by Hugh Ragget; written by Neal Ascherson; Distant war: September 1939-May 1940 / directed by David Elstein; written by Laurence Thompson; France falls: May-June 1940 / written & produced by Peter Batty; The world at war: the making of the series / Thames Television ; director, Peter Tiffin (ca. 48 min. ; 1989) -- v. 2. Alone: May 1940-May 1941 / produced & directed by David Elstein; written by Laurence Thompson; Barbarossa: June-December 1941 / written & produced by Peter Batty; Banzai!: Japan 1931-1942 / written & produced by Peter Batty; On our way: U.S.A. 1939-1942 / written & produced by Peter Batty -- v. 3. Desert: North Africa 1940-1943 / written & produced by Peter Batty; Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943 / directed by Hugh Ragget; written by Jerome Kuehl; Wolf pack: U-boats in the Atlantic 1939-1944 / produced & directed by Ted Childs; written by J.P.W. Mallalieu; Red star: the Soviet Union 1941-1943 / produced & directed by Martin Smith; written by Neal Ascherson -- v. 4. Whirlwind: bombing Germany September 1939-April 1944 / produced & directed by Ted Childs; written by Charles Douglas Home; Tough old gut: Italy November 1942-June 1944 / produced by Ben Shephard; written by David Wheeler; It's a lovely day tomorrow: Burma 1942-1944 / produced & directed by John Pett; written by John Williams Home fires: Britain 1940-1944 / produced by Phillip Whitehead; written by Angus Calder-- v. 5. Inside the Reich: Germany 1940-44 / produced by Phillip Whitehead; written by Neal Ascherson; Morning: June-August 1944 / produced & directed by John Pett; written by John Williams; Occupation: Holland 1940-1944 / produced & directed by Michael Darlow; written by Charles Bloomberg ; Pincers: August 1944-March 1945 / written & produced by Peter Batty -- v. 6. Genocide: 1941-1945 / produced & directed by Michael Darlow; written by Charles Bloomberg; Nemesis: Germany February-May 1945 / produced & directed by Martin Smith; written by Stuart Hood; Japan: 1941-45 / directed by Hugh Ragget; written by Courtney Browne; Pacific: February 1942-July 1945 / produced & directed by John Pett; written by David Wheeler-- v. 7. Bomb: February-September 1945 / written & produced by David Elstein; Reckoning: 1945...and after / written & produced by Jerome Kuehl; Remember / written & produced by Jeremy Issacs -- v. 8. Bonus documentaries: Hitler's Germany: the people's community 1933-1939 / written by Jerome Kuehl ; produced by Raye Farr (ca. 74 min.; 1976); Hitler's Germany: total war 1939-1945 / written by Jerome Kuehl ; produced by Raye Farr (ca. 76 min.; 1976); y The two deaths of Adolf Hitler / produced & directed by Martin Smith (ca. 46 min.; 1975) -- v. 9. Secretary to Hitler / written & directed by Michael Darlow (ca. 23 min. ; 1974); Warrior / produced by Alan Afriat; (ca. 49 min. ; 1975); From war to peace / produced by Jerome Kuehl (ca. 23 min. ; 1975?) -- v. 10. Final solution, pt.1 / written & directed by Michael Darlow (ca. 95 min. ; 1975) Final solution, pt. 2 / written & directed by Michael Darlow (ca. 89 min. ; 1975) -- v. 11. Making the series (a 30th anniversary retrospective) (ca. 123 min. ; 2004?); Experiences of war (ca. 58 min. ; 2004?); special features.
Abstract "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 - and spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already unforgettable experience."--Container.
General noteOriginally broadcast in 1974; bonus documentaries produced between 1974-2004.
General noteBonus documentaries have note: "The world at war : a special presentation"
General noteSpecial features: disc 1: The making of the series; disc 11: The history of 'The world at war'; biographies; gallery of photos from the Imperial War Museum collection. Discs 8-11 contain bonus documentaries, compiled from interviews and archive materials gathered for the series World at war.
CreditsNarrator, Laurence Olivier ; music, Carl Davis ; editor, Alan Afriat ... [et al.] ; narrator (v. 8 & 10), Eric Porter.
Performer Interviews with: Traudl Junge, Mitsuo Fuchida, Alger Hiss.
Audience MPAA rating: Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD.
Genre/formDocumentary television programs.
Genre/formHistorical television programs.
Genre/formNonfiction television programs.
ISBN0767065751 (set)
ISBN9780767065757 (set)
ISBN076706576X (v. 1)
ISBN9780767065764 (v. 1)
ISBN0767065778 (v. 2)
ISBN9780767065771 (v. 2)
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ISBN9780767065788 (v. 3)
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ISBN9780767065795 (v. 4)
ISBN0767065808 (v. 5)
ISBN9780767065801 (v. 5)
ISBN0767065816 (v. 6)
ISBN9780767065818 (v. 6)
ISBN0767065824 (v .7)
ISBN9780767065825 (v .7)
ISBN0767065832 (v. 8)
ISBN9780767065832 (v. 8)
ISBN0767065840 (v. 9)
ISBN9780767065849 (v. 9)
ISBN0767065859 (v. 10)
ISBN9780767065856 (v. 10)
ISBN0767065867 (v. 11)
ISBN9780767065863 (v. 11)
UPC 733961713749
Publisher numberAAE 71374--AAE 71385 A & E Home Video
Stock numberMidwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com

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