Overview
Utilizing restored, previously unseen, and stunningly graphic color footage from the National Archives-then combining it with audio effects and sobering narration from two dozen surviving World War II veterans-the final six months of combat in the Pacific, as well as the respective aftermaths of Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima, are presented in an unprecedentedly immersive and unforgettably haunting fashion. 104 min. Widescreen Soundtrack: English Subtitles: English bonus documentaries "To the Shores of Iwo Jima" (1945), "The Last Bomb" (1945) featurettes theatrical trailer.
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Details
- Format: Blu-ray
- Run Time: 104
- Color Format: Black and White
- UPC: 738329255671
- Genre: DOCUMENTARY
- Rating: Not Rated
- Release Date: September 2021
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"[With images] that are more colorful, raw, and deeply naturalistic than the images we’re used to seeing. And that footage hits us with the shock of the new." - 08/14/2020 Variety
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "APOCALYPSE 45, a fascinating look at the final months of the brutal War in the Pacific, stands apart from most other takes on the subject." - 08/14/2020 RogerEbert.com
"Startling images appear throughout APOCALYPSE '45, a transfixing documentary that depicts the final months of World War II in rare detail." - 05/27/2021 New York Times