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ITV's 1973 _World At War_ was one of the first major series about the Second World War made in colour in the UK. A massive effort taking over 3 years of archive research, survivor & academic interviews, image & movie research, & manually-animated maps, topped off by a brilliant narration read by Sir Laurence Olivier, one of the greatest actors of his generation. Despite its age, & new sources discovered & released in the last half-century, it remains one of the gold-standard accounts of the War as a whole. 26 52-minute episodes summarising the British perspective of the War, 30 years after it ended, when the memories were still clear but people had time to reflect & analyse. This new boxed set includes restored footage from the original master tapes, repaired sound & vision, & about 12 hours of supplementary material including new commentary, making-of features, outtakes & fuller interviews from participants of the War & the doco makers, newsreels & maps, all in widescreen. Other than buying it on BluRay, this is as good as it gets. Good quality card slipcase with two DVD boxes: 5 discs in one, 6 in the other. 2,082 minutes - over 34 & a half hours. For $50 plus $10 postage & handling this was breathtaking value - new retail varies from $70-99, & BlueRay up to $130. It is the best possible buy of a masterwork.Read full review
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It was an excellently made and produced TV series back in its dyad still holds up now.
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This is the definitive account of WW2. Confronting but factual with interviews from all sides without the 21st century's fixation with political correctness. This remastered Edition is as relevant today as it has ever been with lessons to be learnt and important messages to be heeded by all.
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An excellent reasonably in depth do co of ww2'. Colin John.
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