Introduction

Apocalypse, the First World War is a series of five documentary films chronicling the history of the First World War, from its origins to the end of the war.

It was made after World War II Apocalypse and Apocalypse Hitler, and before Apocalypse Stalin, also by Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle, and narrated by Mathieu Kassovitz. It gathers known or unpublished period documents and tells the great events of the war, from restored and coloured archive images. She is part of the Apocalypse series.

Broadcast on the One (RTBF) from 02 March 2014 to 16 March 2014, it airs on France 2 from 18 March 2014 to 01 April 2014, and in Canada on TV5 Québec Canada in May 2014.

Outline of Part 02

The French army stops the German advance at the battle of the Marne, while the Germans halt the Russians at Tannenberg on the eastern front.

In France, the warring parties dig themselves in for 4 years in the trenches.

Soldiers from the colonies come lend a hand to their colonisers and the war becomes global.

Apocalypse: The First World War Series

• Part 01: Fury (Before the War to August 1914).
• Part 02: Fear (August 1914 to August 1915).
• Part 03: Hell (September 1915 to November 1916).
• Part 04: Rage (February 1917 to September 1917).
• Part 05: Rescue (October 1917 to June 1919).

Production & Filming Details

• Creators: Daniel Costelle and Isabelle Clarke.
• Production: Une coproduction officielle France – Canada.
• Released Date: 18 March 2014 (France).
• Running time: 52 minutes.
• Country: France and Canada.
• Language: English.

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