A BRAND new high definition restoration of the seminal TV documentary series The World at War is to be released as it was meant to be seen – in its original full screen format with the maximum picture area from the original film materials now visible onscreen.
Often cited as the best documentary series ever made, The World at War – The Complete Series (E) will be released on 10 October 2016, on Blu-ray and DVD, each RRP £89.99, courtesy of Network Distributing.
A televisual milestone and the benchmark for all documentaries that followed, The World at War presents the story of World War Two, from its beginnings in Hitler's pre-war Germany to its horrific climax at Hiroshima.
Produced by Jeremy Isaacs and narrated by Laurence Olivier, this powerful 26 part series was made with the full co-operation of the Imperial War Museum and combines eyewitness testimony with rare archive footage to tell the unforgettable story of the greatest conflict the world has ever known.
