The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition)
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DVD Cover Information Actor: André Beaufre, David Belchem, Laurence Olivier, Sir Max Aitken, Stephen Ambrose Director: David Elstein, Hugh Raggett, John Pett, Martin Smith (VII), Ted Childs Cinematographer: Eva Braun DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Format: Black & White, Box set, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 1357 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-08-24 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: A&E Home Video |
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Movie Reviews of The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition)
Movie Review: Unromanticized, unrelenting, unforgettable. . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
Rarely does a documentary hold a viewer enthralled from start to finish, a feat which The World at War accomplishes from the opening sequence through the closing credits. The definitive film documentary of the second great global conflict, this production is first rate in every aspect. Archival footage, insightful interviews, intelligent editing and the classic narration of Sir Laurence Olivier are welded into a powerful video production focussed on presenting a visual record of the war as opposed to an editorial commentary.Obviously, this is a British production which leans somewhat sympathetically toward the English view of the struggle and concentrates on the European Theater of Operations. However, interviewees include representatives of all the major powers, and even relatively minor theaters of operation (such as Burma, India and others) are covered.
The full range of expected topics are included; the period leading to war, Blitzkrieg in Poland, the Battles of Britain and the Atlantic, the Holocaust, Barbarrosa and the Atomic Bomb, naming only a few.
The individual episodes are taut and compact, covering well-defined topics and timeframes, and work well as individual programs or, as they were intended, components in a larger picture. Much of the footage is actual combat photography; therefore much is black and white and some has less than perfect production value. However, this only adds to the overall impact of the presentation.
There is no attempt to glorify the combat, lionize or villify any of the participants, or to second-guess leaders. Events are depicted as they developed and, where tactical or strategic misjudgements are indicated, they are usually pointed out by persons actually involved in the planning or execution to the operations.
The World at War is a straight-forward, sobering examination of the central event of the twentieth century. No serious student of history should miss seeing it, and no student of military history should fail to include it in his or her video library.