Quartile rating: 8.5/10 · 1 rating
On Quartile, Apocalypse: The Second World War scores 8.5/10 across five categories — strongest on Cinematography (Well Above Average), weakest on Plot (Above Average).
Ranked among Quartile’s Top Cinematography, Top Novelty.
A six-part French documentary about the Second World War composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters and private citizens. The series is shown in color, with the black and white footage being fully colorized, save for some original color footage. The only exception to the treatment are most Holocaust scenes, which are presented in the original black and white.