WWII In HD
A&E Video (2009)
Documentary, Special Interest, War
In Collection
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Seen ItYes
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IMDB   8.4
7 hr 50 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Gary Sinise Narrator
Jack Werner Himself
Justin Bartha Voice of Jack Werner
LL Cool J Shelby F. Westbrook
Jason Ritter Jack Yusen
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Himself
Ron Livingston Charles Scheffel
Rob Corddry Rockie Blunt
Mark Hefti Archie Sweeney
James Kyson Lee Jimmie Kanaya
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Himself
Charles Scheffel Himself
Tim DeKay Voice of Richard Tregaskis
Director
Frederic Lumiere
Matthew Ginsburg
Producer Michael Stiller
David McKillop
Writer Matthew Ginsburg
Bruce Kennedy
Cinematography Eric Anderson
Eric Roy Anderson
Musician David Joseph Wesley


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.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/15/2009  1.  Darkness Falls
Darkness falls... and Europe falls under Nazi control. America was unprepared for joining the war and got hit hard with the attack on Pearl Harbor. North Africa and Guadalcanal were the first bloody battlegrounds.
Director:  Frederic Lumiere  Writer:  Matthew Ginsburg  / Bruce Kennedy 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/15/2009  2.  Hard Way Back
The Allies take on the daunting forces of the Axis, with victory far from certain. Charles Scheffel battles Rommel's forces in Tunisia and Jack Werner faces bitter combat in the northern Pacific.
Director:  Frederic Lumiere  Writer:  Matthew Ginsburg  / Bruce Kennedy 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/16/2009  3.  Bloody Resolve
The Marines assault Tarawa in one of the bloodiest battles yet waged. MacArthur island-hops and Italy's front lines claim a casualty.
Director:  Frederic Lumiere  Writer:  Matthew Ginsburg  / Bruce Kennedy 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/16/2009  4.  Battle Stations
The Allies lay plans for the invasion of France; Bert Stiles and the 8th Air Force attempt to clear the skies over Normandy, while the Pacific remains a quagmire. D-Day arrives.
Director:  Frederic Lumiere  / Matthew Ginsburg  Writer:  Matthew Ginsburg  / Bruce Kennedy 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/17/2009  5.  Day of Days
The Allies are bogged down in Normandy's hedgerows in the aftermath of D-Day, while on Saipan, victory turns to horror.
Director:  Frederic Lumiere  / Matthew Ginsburg  Writer:  Matthew Ginsburg  / Bruce Kennedy 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/17/2009  6.  Point of No Return
The Allies race toward Germany as American Marines battle for ground on Peleliu and across the bloody Pacific.
Director:  Matthew Ginsburg  Writer:  Matthew Ginsburg  / Bruce Kennedy 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/18/2009  7.  Striking Distance
American forces storm the Philippines while Shelby Westbrook is shot down over Europe. Jack Yusen battles the dangers of the deep when his ship is sunk after a heroic duel.
Director:  Matthew Ginsburg  Writer:  Matthew Ginsburg  / Bruce Kennedy 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/18/2009  8.  Glory and Guts
The Marine assault on Iwo Jima brings horror and glory. Pilot Bert Stiles engages a German fighter with disastrous consequences. Reinforcements arrive in Europe to push the Allies toward victory.
Director:  Matthew Ginsburg  Writer:  Matthew Ginsburg  / Bruce Kennedy 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/19/2009  9.  Edge of the Abyss
The Battle of the Bulge pushes the Allies to the brink, and Rockie Blunt barely survives the fight. Okinawa erupts as the Japanese make their last stand. Hitler is handed a final ultimatum.
Director:  Matthew Ginsburg  Writer:  Matthew Ginsburg  / Bruce Kennedy 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/19/2009  10.  End Game
With the end in sight, Okinawa is a bloody obstacle to victory. The third Reich ends with a single gunshot. America delivers the final blow to Japan and the world celebrates the fall of the Axis.
Director:  Matthew Ginsburg  Writer:  Hunter Dunn  / Matthew Ginsburg 
Edition Details
Series WWII in HD
Distributor A&E Video
Release Date 1/19/2010
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.78:1)
Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio Tracks Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 3