Series synopsis
Apocalypse: The Fall of Hitler, also known as Apocalypse - Le Crépuscule d'Hitler is a French documentary war & politics television series that premiered on France 2 on February 21, 2023. It ended on February 21, 2023. It was created by Daniel Costelle, Isabelle Clarke. It stars Mathieu Kassovitz, Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun and Heinrich Himmler.
Summer 1943: Hitler engages in a decisive battle in Kursk to win the war in the East. This is without counting on the pugnacity of the Red Army and the Allied intervention in the West. Month after month, the noose tightens on the Nazi tyrant who refuses to admit defeat and precipitates his country in its fall.
Premise
Summer 1943: Hitler engages in a decisive battle in Kursk to win the war in the East. This is without counting on the pugnacity of the Red Army and the Allied intervention in the West. Month after month, the noose tightens on the Nazi tyrant who refuses to admit defeat and precipitates his country in its fall.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mathieu Kassovitz as Narrator (voice)
- Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage)
- Eva Braun as Self (archive footage)
- Heinrich Himmler as Self (archive footage)
- Joseph Goebbels as Self (archive footage)
- Hermann Göring as Self (archive footage)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | February 21, 2023 | February 21, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Great Shock Summer 1943: Hitler wants to turn the tide of the war. The brand-new armored vehicles he has been waiting for a long time are finally gathered at the Ukrainian border, in Kursk. They are ready to destroy the Soviet forces. And so begins the biggest tank battle in history: a slaughter of iron and blood. |
February 21, 2023 |
| 2 |
The Final Act January 1944: The German army is crumbling on every front. As they flee, the German soldiers destroy the evidence of their heinous crimes. It is not enough to conceal the macabre reality of the death camps to the Red Army advancing in Reich territory. At the Berghof, the Führer’s inner circle is too busy celebrating the wedding of Eva Braun’s sister to see the Allied landing coming, surprising all German predictions. |
February 21, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | France 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 21, 2023 |
| Last aired | February 21, 2023 |
| Runtime | 53 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |