Name: Apocalypse: World War I
Released: 2014-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Mathieu Kassovitz, François Arnaud

TV Show · Documentary · History

A century after the war was fought, this five-part series explores whether or not World War I could have been avoided and how people endured the battles for four years. The programme uses over 500 hours of colourised, archival footage.

2014 · 52m

Starring Mathieu Kassovitz, François Arnaud

Director Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle

EPISODE 1

Fury

The beginnings of the conflict known as The War to End All Wars, including the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914.
EPISODE 2

Fear

Russia and Germany clash in the Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914; France defeats the German army in the Battle of the Marne; colonial troops join the global conflict.
EPISODE 3

Hell

After 16 months of fighting, neither side gains any ground until a new machine is introduced: the tank.
EPISODE 4

Rage

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia becomes the first emperor to fall in the conflict; the United States enters the war as mutinies break out on both sides.
EPISODE 5

Deliverance

The end of the war draws near as the overwhelming number of American troops and their allies swing the conflict decisively away from Germany.