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World War II in Colour (2008)

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Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 279 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series covers the major events of World War II using both original and colorized footage. It follows the war across the Western Front, Eastern Front, North Africa, and the Pacific.

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What happens

World War II in Colour is a 13-episode British television docuseries recounting the major events of World War II, narrated by Robert Powell and first broadcast during 2008 and 2009. The series is in full colour, combining both original and colourized footage, covering the Western Front, Eastern Front, North African Campaign and the Pacific War. In the United States, it was on syndication on the Military Channel, which became the American Heroes Channel (AHC) in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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