The World at War
The World at War is a 26-part British television documentary series about the events of WWII. It was the most costly series ever made when it was completed in 1973, costing £900,000. It was directed by Jeremy Isaacs, narrated by Laurence Olivier, and features a score by Carl Davis. Mark Arnold-Forster wrote The World at War, which was published in 1973 to match the television series. Since its completion, The World at War has received critical praise and is today recognized as a watershed moment in British television history. Following its completion, and with the Second World War still fresh in many people's memories, producer Jeremy Isaacs was regarded as forerunner in revitalizing military history studies. The series concentrated on, among other things, portraying the catastrophic human realities of the war; how life and death affected soldiers, sailors and airmen, civilians, sad victims of tyranny, and concentration camp inmates during the war years.