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Battlefront

2001 · 1 season

A sober, immersive plunge into real wartime footage that makes history feel immediate and heavy.

Genres
Documentary, War & politics
Starring
Michael Hanks
Overview
The fiercest battles of WWII come to life as never seen before in this stunning collection of one of the most powerful epics of history. Actual footage from all sides of the war in color. This documentary series takes you behind enemy lines and to the front lines of the tumultuous campaigns of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific theatres where the soldiers, sailors and airmen fought in the most defining time in the history of the modern world.

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Genres
Documentary, War & politics
Starring
Michael Hanks
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • violence
  • survival
  • death
  • power
Places
  • sea
  • military
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, war & politics
Written by
Jess Attelio
Starring
Michael Hanks
Length
1 seasons, 40 episodes
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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