World War 1 in Colour | |
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Genre | Educational |
Based on | World War I |
Directed by | Jonathan Martin |
Narrated by | Kenneth Branagh |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Philip Nugus |
Producer | Jonathan Martin |
Production location | United Kingdom |
Running time | Approximately 312 minutes |
Production company | Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd. |
Original release | |
Release | 23 July 27 August 2003 | –
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World War 1 in Colour is a six-episode television documentary series recounting the major events of World War I narrated by Kenneth Branagh.[1] The first of its six parts aired on 23 July 2003.[2] The series consists of colourised footage, with the colour of the images having been enhanced by computer-aided technology.[1] It reportedly took 400 technicians over a period of five months to colourise the footage.[3]
The series investigates the development of warfare throughout the five years of World War 1 from all sides of the armed forces and also includes never before seen interviews from survivors of the Great War.[2] In 2005, the series was released on DVD in the United States. The DVD is presented as two discs, with three episodes apiece on the two discs.[3]