Episode 1
The Carnage
45m
The Germans launch a massive attack on a fort covered area in what was to become the longest battle of World War I.
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Apocalypse: Verdun
20161 season8.0 / 10
February 1916. World War I has been raging for two years and has killed over three million people, neither side gaining the upper hand. The Germans mobilize more artillery and men in Verdun than in any other offensive -- for three hundred days -- but the French hold out. Constructed from over five hundred hours of restored, colorized archival footage.
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Apocalypse: Verdun premiered February 21, 2016. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
February 1916. World War I has been raging for two years and has killed over three million people, neither side gaining the upper hand. The Germans mobilize more artillery and men in Verdun than in any other offensive -- for three hundred days -- but the French hold out. Constructed from over five hundred hours of restored, colorized archival footage.
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Episode 2
The Illusion
45m
The French and Germans inflict hundreds of thousands of casualties on each other as the battle slowly grinds to a halt.
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More about Apocalypse: Verdun
Cast
Mathieu KassovitzNarrator (voice)
Joseph JoffreSelf (archive footage)
Philippe PétainSelf (archive footage)Credits
- Created by
- Daniel Costelle, Isabelle Clarke
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 2
- Original language
- French
Networks & production
France 2France
CC&CFrance
Themes
combatworld war i