The world at war
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Contributors

Isaacs, Jeremy, 1932- Producer
Ragget, Hugh. Director
Ascherson, Neal. Screenwriter
Elstein, David. Director
Thompson, Laurence. Screenwriter

Published

New York : A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, [2004].

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Location	Call Number	Status
Bellevue - Adult Movie	DVD 940.53 W92715	On Hold Shelf

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Table of Contents

v. 1. (205 min.) New Germany 1933-39 / directed by Hugh Ragget ; written by Neal Ascherson--

Distant war: September 1939-May 1940 / produced and 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. (210 min.) 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. (210 min.) Desert: North Africa 1940-1943 / written & produced by Peter Batty --

Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943 / directed by Hugh Raggett ; 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. (209 min.) 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. (210 min.) 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. (206 min.) 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 Raggett ; written by Courtney Browne --

Pacific: February 1942-July 1945 / produced & directed by John Pett ; written by David Wheeler--

v. 7. (154 min.) 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. (199 min.) 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) --

The two deaths of Adolf Hitler / produced & directed by Martin Smith (ca. 46 min.; 1975) --

v. 9. (96 min.) Secretary to Hitler / Traudl Junge speaks to Michael Darlow, producer,Susan McConachy (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. (185 min.) 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. (184 min.) Making the series (a 30th anniversary retrospective) (ca. 123 min. ; 2004?) --

Experiences of war (ca. 58 min. ; 2004?) --

special features.

Subjects

LC Subjects

Documentary television programs.
Genocide.
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
Historical television programs.
Japan -- History -- 1926-1945.
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.

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Published

New York : A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, [2004].

Format

DVD

Physical Desc

11 videodiscs (ca. 1194 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

UPC

733961713749

Notes

General Note

Originally broadcast in 1974; bonus documentaries produced between 1974-2004.

General Note

Bonus documentaries have note: "The world at war : a special presentation."

General Note

Special 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.

Creation/Production Credits

Narrator, Laurence Olivier ; music, Carl Davis ; editor, Alan Afriat ... [et al.] ; narrator (v. 8 & 10), Eric Porter.

Participants/Performers

Interviews with: Traudl Junge, Mitsuo Fuchida, Alger Hiss.

Description

"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.

Target Audience

MPAA rating: Not rated.

System Details

DVD, NTSC; region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Isaacs, J., Ragget, H., Ascherson, N., Elstein, D., Thompson, L., Batty, P., Tiffin, P., Kuehl, J., Darlow, M., Childs, T., Mallalieu, J. P. W. 1., Douglas-Home, C., Shephard, B., Wheeler, D., Pett, J., Williams, J., Whitehead, P., Calder, A., Bloomberg, C., Hood, S., Browne, C., Farr, R., Afriat, A., Olivier, L., Porter, E., Junge, G., Fuchida, M., & Hiss, A. (2004). The world at war . A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jeremy Isaacs et al.. 2004. The World At War. A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jeremy Isaacs et al.. The World At War A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Isaacs, Jeremy, et al. The World At War A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, 2004.

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