# World War II in Colour (2009)

> A thirteen-episode colorized documentary miniseries narrated by Robert Powell that surveys the events of World War II across its European and Pacific fronts.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/38530

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 13
- Episode runtime: 50 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: documentary, war
- Created by: Jonathan Martin
- Network: Military Channel, PLANÈTE+
- Cast: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Erwin Rommel, Chester W. Nimitz
- TMDB rating: 8.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2069688/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: solemn, informative, sober, harrowing

## What critics say

Viewers broadly regard the miniseries as a vivid and informative account of the Second World War, with its colorized archive footage praised for bringing the era to life.

## Synopsis

World War II in Colour (2009) is a British documentary miniseries created by Jonathan Martin and aired on the Military Channel. Narrated by Robert Powell, the thirteen-episode series assembles archive footage of wartime leaders including Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Erwin Rommel, with the narration tying the images into a single chronology. Each fifty-minute episode moves through the Western Front, the Eastern Front and the Pacific War, pairing original black and white film with colorized footage so that battles, rallies and home front scenes feel immediate and close. The engine of the series is the sweep of the conflict itself, presented as a clear documentary record rather than a dramatized story. It runs as a single thirteen-episode season with a steady, sober register, and its tone is solemn, informative and occasionally harrowing. Viewers who enjoy The World at War, The Great War or the colorized recollections of They Shall Not Grow Old will find the same archival immersion here. The series suits anyone wanting a grounded overview of the second world war through the faces and places of the period.

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