Victory at Sea (1952)

Directed by

M. Clay Adams

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 26 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series uses archival footage to show how naval forces and industry shaped World War Two. It presents the war from a broad strategic perspective, focusing on battles at sea and the role of manufacturing.

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What happens

Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about warfare in general during World War II, and naval warfare in particular, as well as the use of industry in warfare. It was broadcast by NBC in the United States during 1952–53. It was condensed into a film released in 1954. Excerpts from the music soundtrack, by Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett, were re-recorded for record albums. The original TV broadcasts comprised 26 half-hour segments—Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. (EST) in most markets—starting on October 26, 1952 and ending on May 3, 1953. The series won an Emmy award in 1954 as "best public affairs program" and played an important part in establishing historic "compilation" documentaries as a television genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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