World War II & Cinema

Name: World War II & Cinema
Released: 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Dr Bonnie Greer, Simon Heffer, Derek Malcolm

TV Show · Documentary · History

Cinema and the Second World War are inextricably linked, from the early days of propaganda films boosting public morale to modern directors who brought the conflict to the silver screen long after its end.

2020 · 46m

Starring Dr Bonnie Greer, Simon Heffer, Derek Malcolm

Director Lyndy Saville

EPISODE 1

Cinema, Sound & Nazism

A look at the evolution of the film industry and the role it played amid the backdrop of WWII and a fast-changing world.
EPISODE 2

The World Is Now At War

It's the 1940s, and with the whole world at war, the USA and the UK join forces both in action and on the big screen.
EPISODE 3

D-Day, The Holocaust & The Atomic Bomb

As Hitler's reign comes to an end, the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust are revealed in films like The Young Lions and Schindler's List.