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The World at War (1973)
Posted on 6/16/19 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 6/16/19 at 9:11 pm
I've gone deep diving into WW II films and docs since TCM has been playing all of the Great Classic war movies since D-Day.
For the first time I watched in their entirety The Longest Day and Tora!Tora!Tora! ...the latter of which I found utterly fascinating and extremely informative.
Now I'm on a doc kick and I came across the incredible 1973 BBC doc "The World at War" narrated by Olivier and with tons of interviews with figures form the conflict (obviously, it was made only 30 yrs after the war).
The doc is 23 parts, I won't watch all of them, but they are just simply a goldmine and deep dive into the what is to me the most compelling conflict and geopolitical episode in history.
For the first time I watched in their entirety The Longest Day and Tora!Tora!Tora! ...the latter of which I found utterly fascinating and extremely informative.
Now I'm on a doc kick and I came across the incredible 1973 BBC doc "The World at War" narrated by Olivier and with tons of interviews with figures form the conflict (obviously, it was made only 30 yrs after the war).
The doc is 23 parts, I won't watch all of them, but they are just simply a goldmine and deep dive into the what is to me the most compelling conflict and geopolitical episode in history.
This post was edited on 6/16/19 at 9:13 pm
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Posted on 6/16/19 at 11:40 pm to Jack Ruby
The opening monologue about the Germans coming into that French village and killing everyone set the tone perfectly
Great doc
Great doc
Posted on 6/17/19 at 12:39 am to Jack Ruby
Excellent series. I remember watching it when I was a kid. Another good one is Victory at Sea.
There was also a similar series from the Soviet perspective called “The Unknown War” which I also enjoyed. Wikipedia Link
There was also a similar series from the Soviet perspective called “The Unknown War” which I also enjoyed. Wikipedia Link
Posted on 6/17/19 at 1:34 am to Jack Ruby
Pure gold. Before the internet, this was my go to.
Posted on 6/17/19 at 5:49 am to Jack Ruby
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The doc is 23 parts
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I won't watch all of them
I have no idea why anyone wouldn't. Probably the best "pure" documentary made and certain the best military/history documentary not made by Ken Burns (and is as good as any of Burns' docs).
Posted on 6/17/19 at 7:16 am to SadSouthernBuck
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Excellent series. I remember watching it when I was a kid. Another good one is Victory at Sea.
^This.
Posted on 6/17/19 at 9:35 am to Jack Ruby
I've always thought it's the best WW2 doc, and really the best doc period.
Posted on 6/17/19 at 12:54 pm to Jack Ruby
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For the first time I watched in their entirety The Longest Day and Tora!Tora!Tora! ...the latter of which I found utterly fascinating and extremely informative.
Read the book. It's even better than the movie. The Longest Day, and A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan are probably my 2 favorite WW2 Books. I haven't read The Last Battle by him, but I do have it, and was going to start it after I read the other two again.
Posted on 6/17/19 at 5:37 pm to Jack Ruby
As others have said, a powerful documentary. Incredibly well done, especially considering it was the 70s. It is worth watching the whole thing.
Posted on 6/17/19 at 7:04 pm to crash1211
A Bridge Too Far is Probably my favorite war movie ever. The humanity, or loss theorf, and ovezealousness in wartime strategy and the toll it takes is what hits home so hard in that one. It's beautiful and painful all at once.
For the doc, I originally started out only wanting to watch the stuff involving Pearl Harbor and the US after seeing Tora Tora Tora, but I'm getting sucked in from the beginning now.
The early France-Germany-Britain stuff and the ramifications and memories from WWI is pretty captivating stuff.
I alway knew the history of it, but I was 20 when I learned all of it in college and it never resonated as it does now.
For the doc, I originally started out only wanting to watch the stuff involving Pearl Harbor and the US after seeing Tora Tora Tora, but I'm getting sucked in from the beginning now.
The early France-Germany-Britain stuff and the ramifications and memories from WWI is pretty captivating stuff.
I alway knew the history of it, but I was 20 when I learned all of it in college and it never resonated as it does now.
This post was edited on 6/17/19 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 6/17/19 at 7:14 pm to Jack Ruby
That’s a good one, but you have to remember that a lot of stuff (Bletchley Park) has come out since then. It’s awesome though because not only does it have lots of vets, but it has lots of really old folks who were some of the planners and big wigs during the war.
The best recent ones are WW2 in Colour (on Netflix) and WW2 in HD.
The best recent ones are WW2 in Colour (on Netflix) and WW2 in HD.
This post was edited on 6/17/19 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 6/17/19 at 7:28 pm to alajones
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It’s awesome though because not only does it have lots of bets, but it has lots of really old folks who were some of the planners and big wigs during the war.
It's the only doc that has Col Remer, they guy who went to arrest Stauffenberg.
Posted on 6/17/19 at 8:00 pm to Jack Ruby
quote:Great doc. I grew up on this show. Playing with my toy soldiers and model tanks and planes.
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