Apocalypse: World War I - 2014 - 6/10
AKA - Apocalypse la 1ère Guerre Mondiale
Five part French documentary, colorized throughout.
Certainly not as essential as other WWI docs, this should appeal to wars buffs, despite some caveats.
There are no talking heads or historians. Old film and newsreels predominate.
Sound effects have been added (explosions, gunfire, marching feet, etc …) and those serve to enhance.
As mentioned, this is colorized - heavily. So much so that the sharpness and contrast suffers,
Images are noticeably flattened or blurry.
Original narration was in French. The English dubbed speaker has a snooze inducing monotone.
More carnage and brutality in this documentary. Starvation in Berlin, atrocities in Armenia.
Surprisingly, a lengthy reveal of prostitution and military brothels.