Series synopsis
Apocalypse: World War I, also known as Apocalypse : La 1ère Guerre mondiale is a French documentary war & politics television series that premiered on France 2 on March 18, 2014. It ended on April 1, 2014. It was created by Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle. It stars Mathieu Kassovitz.
Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles.
Premise
Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mathieu Kassovitz as Narrator (voice)
Guest cast
- Manfred von Richthofen as Self (archive footage)
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand as Self (archive footage)
- Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage)
- Woodrow Wilson as Self (archive footage)
- Czar Nicholas II of Russia as Self (archive footage)
- Jean Jaurès as Self (archive footage)
- Grand Duchess Anastasia as Self (archive footage)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | March 18, 2014 | April 1, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fury On June 28, 1914, the murder of an obscure Austrian-Hungarian archduke in Sarajevo triggers the most terrible conflict that the world has known. Germany invades Belgium, and in September is already at the gates of Paris. Will she win the war so quickly? |
March 18, 2014 |
| 2 |
Fear The French poilus stop in extremis the German advance at the Battle of the Marne. On the eastern front, the Germans stopped the Russians at Tannenberg. In France, after numerous murderous assaults, the belligerents bury themselves in the trenches: the soldiers of the French and British colonies come to lend a helping hand to their colonizers and the war becomes world. |
March 18, 2014 |
| 3 |
Hell 1916. The war rages in Europe and extends from the trenches of France to the sands of the East, passing by the mountains of Italy or the Balkans. The conflict became industrial and millions of shells fell on the battlefields: Verdun and the Somme are the most deadly examples. How to stop this madness ? |
March 25, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | France 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 18, 2014 |
| Last aired | April 1, 2014 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:45:00 |