TV series

Apocalypse: World War I

2014 · 1 season

A sobering, immersive plunge into the past through vivid colorized footage, conveying the scale and human cost of war with quiet gravity.

Created by: Daniel Costelle, Isabelle Clarke
Genres: Documentary, War & politics
Starring: Mathieu Kassovitz, Manfred von Richthofen, Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Overview: Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, death, survival, power
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Created by: Daniel Costelle, Isabelle Clarke
Genres: Documentary, War & politics
Starring: Mathieu Kassovitz, Manfred von Richthofen, Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
death
survival
power
grief
Places: countryside
big city
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none