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The World At War, Ultimate Restored Edition DVD (used) Free C&C

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The World at War: The Ultimate Restored Edition is the definitive version of one of the greatest documentary series ever made. Each frame has been painstakingly restored and the audio enhanced and upgraded so that this is the best this award-winning series has ever looked and sounded.

Narrated by Laurence Olivier and first broadcast in 1973 when memories of the Second World War were still clear in people's minds and the war's veterans numerous, over 26 episodes this unique series assembled these recollections, together with archive footage, to create one of the most powerful and successful historical documentaries ever seen. The voices of those that fought, worked or watched during the war gave each episode a vivid sense of what it was like to be there and was the hallmark of the series.

Brand new to this DVD boxset for the first time ever: Hard of hearing subtitles, New widescreen presentation, 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound audio. Over 10 hours of special features includes: Brand new - Restoring the World at War - narrated by Sir Jeremy Isaacs, this feature explores every element of the restoration process, 11 features including the making of the original series, Photo galleries, Biographies Speeches and songs, Newsreels and maps.

Product information
Run time ‎22 hours and 23 minutes
Number of discs ‎11
Media Format ‎Box set, Dolby, PAL, Widescreen, Surround Sound
Aspect Ratio ‎16:9 - 1.66:1
Studio ‎Fremantle Home Entertainment
Release date ‎20 Sept. 2010
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  1. stec77's avatar
    Interesting link! I shall have a browse!
  2. Kankan101's avatar
    This should be on the national curriculum. Awesome series still stands up today.
    Bear1231's avatar
    World War 2 or the documentary? Surprisingly world war 2 is not on the national curriculum although I suspect it is still taught heavily. We actually did watch this documentary when I was in school in the nineties.
  3. Malabus's avatar
    Awesome programme and price.
  4. surreyspireite's avatar
    This documentary never ages....
  5. orac1978's avatar
    cheap way of getting the extras - the 16:9 on the original doc. is abysmal. Look at the archive.org link above - HD 4:3 are there.
  6. DiscoDave57's avatar
    Or just watch for free on yesterday
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    Yeah those adverts really improve it
  7. Jim.N's avatar
    Fantastic series!
  8. keefly's avatar
    Superb documentary - marred slightly by Olivier's achingly overtheatrical pronunciation of simple proper nouns every three minutes HEAT!
  9. Grrrrrrrrrrr's avatar
    There are two documentary series on the Second World War that are a must see - and unforgettable, once seen. The first, I grew up with watching as a child, was "Victory at Sea". The second was this one, the "World at War". Now being recreated in Ukraine as I write.
    deleted1949126's avatar
    Ah, so it is just a reenactment going on over there...and to think I was worried
  10. stec77's avatar
    The blu ray version comes in at £25 from CEX!
    tusk1979's avatar
    So not worth it (unless there's a ton of extras). Surely the source footage can only be enhanced so much.
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