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The Second World War in Colour

Dramatic colour footage from as early as 1933 shows home movies of Adolf Hitler and his cohorts, the devastation wrought by the Blitz, life on the home front, the D-Day and the Allied invasion of France, British bombers defying German fighters, the horror of the Holocaust that greeted troops as they entered Germany and the jubilation of VE Day...giving a completely new portrait of WW2...in colour. Available on DVD only.

Year: 1999
Genre: Documentaries, War Docos
Country: UK
Director: Anon
Starring: Narrated by, John Thaw
Duration: 165 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains war footage.
8.2/10
Location in store: Documentary (War)

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