WWII in HD
WWII in HD is the first-ever World War II documentary presented in full, immersive HD color. Culled from thousands of hours of lost and rare color archival footage gathered from a worldwide search through basements and archives, WWII in HD will change the way the world sees this defining conflict. Using footage never before seen by most Americans--converted to HD for unprecedented clarity--viewers will experience the war as if they were actually there, surrounded by the real sights and sounds of the battlefields. Along the way they'll meet a diverse group of soldiers whose wartime diaries and journals show in visceral detail what the war was really like. This visually astonishing landmark series presents the story of World War II through the eyes of 12 Americans who experienced the war firsthand. Viewers will hear the story of Army nurse June Wandrey, who served from the beginning of the war in North Africa to the liberation of the camps in Germany. They will meet Shelby Westbrook, a young African American from Toledo, who became a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen; Jimmie Kanaya, the son of Japanese immigrants, who served in the U.S. Army and was imprisoned in Europe; and Jack Werner, a Jewish émigré who escaped from Austria before the war and wound up fighting not against Hitler and the hated Nazis, but in the Pacific Theater.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Self | |
Gary Sinise | Self - Narrator | |
Charles Scheffel | Self | |
Ron Livingston | Charles Scheffel | |
Justin Bartha | Jack Werner | |
Jack Werner | Self | |
Rob Lowe | Robert Sherrod | |
Tim DeKay | Richard Tregaskis | |
Steve Zahn | Nolen Marbrey | |
Rob Corddry | Rockie Blunt | |
Amy Smart | June Wandrey | |
Winston Churchill | Self | |
Mark Hefti | Archie Sweeney | |
Jack Yusen | Self | |
Rockie Blunt | Self | |
Josh Lucas | Bert Stiles | |
LL Cool J | Shelby Westbrook | |
Adolf Hitler | Self | |
Jason Ritter | Jack Yusen | |
James Kyson Lee | Jimmy Kanaya | |
Douglas MacArthur | Self | |
Shelby Westbrook | Self | |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self | |
Harry S. Truman | Self | |
Jimmy Kanaya | Self |
Director | Matthew Ginsburg | |
Frederic Lumiere | ||
Writer | Matthew Ginsburg, Bruce Kennedy, Ben Kaplan, Alec Michod, Liz Reph, Hunter Dunn | |
Producer | Michael Stiller, Mike Stiller, Michael Emerson, Matthew Ginsburg, Frederic Lumiere, Hunter Dunn, Lou Reda, Scott Reda, Liz Reph | |
Musician | David Joseph Wesley, John Massari | |
Photography | Eric Anderson |
WWII in HD examines the initial phases of the war preceding American entry into the conflict. The United States sends troops to Guadalcanal and North Africa.
WWII in HD follows United States soldiers as they begin their fight against the Axis in the Battles of Guadalcanal, North Africa, and Attu.
WWII in HD looks at the battles in of Tarawa, New Britian, and the Invasion of Siciliy.
WWII in HD looks at the war leading up to D-Day offering first hand accounts of the Battle of Kwajalein and the bombing raids over Germany.
WWII in HD looks at first hand accounts of the Battle of Saipan and the Normandy Invasion.
WWII in HD examines for hand accounts of the Battle of Peleliu and the invasion of Germany.
WII in HD looks at first hand accounts of the Battle of Leyte, the Tuskgee Airmen, the internment of Japanese-Americans, and the rescue of the "Lost Battalion".
WII in HD looks at first hand accounts of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the invasion of Germany, and the war in the skies over Europe.
WWII in HD looks at first hand accounts of the Ardennes Offense and the invasion of Okinawa.
WWII in HD looks at the end of the war from the fall of German to the bombing of Hiroshima.
Quantity | 1 |
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Seen | |
Added Date | Mar 13, 2012 19:27:38 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:07 |
Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) Standard (1.33:1) Widescreen (1.78:1) |
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Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] DTS [English] Stereo [English] |
Layers | Single side, Single layer |
Edition Release Date | Jan 19, 2010 |