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''The World at War'' (1973–74) is a 26-episode British television documentary series chronicling the events of the Second World War. At the time of its completion in 1973 it was the most expensive series ever made at GB£900,000. It was produced by Jeremy Isaacs, narrated by Laurence Olivier, it includes a score composed by Carl Davis. A book, ''The World at War'', was written by Mark Arnold-Forster and released in 1973, to accompany the TV series. Since production was completed, ''The World at War'' has attracted acclaim and is now regarded as a landmark in British television history.〔http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/tv/100/list/list.php〕 The producer Jeremy Isaacs was considered ahead of his time in resurrecting studies of military history. The series focused on, among other things, portrayal of the devastating human experiences of the conflict; how life and death throughout the war years affected soldiers, sailors and airmen, civilians, concentration camp inmates and the tragic victims of tyranny. ==Overview== ''The World at War'' was commissioned by Thames Television in 1969. Such was the extent of its research it took four years to produce at a cost of £900,000 (). At the time this was a record for a British television series. It was first shown in 1973 on ITV. The series featured interviews with major members of the Allied and Axis campaigns, including eyewitness accounts by civilians, enlisted men, officers and politicians, amongst them Albert Speer, Karl Dönitz, Walter Warlimont, James Stewart, Bill Mauldin, W. Averell Harriman, Curtis LeMay, Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Alger Hiss, Toshikazu Kase, Mitsuo Fuchida, Minoru Genda, J. B. Priestley, Brian Horrocks, John J. McCloy, Lawrence Durrell, Sir Arthur Harris, Charles Sweeney, Paul Tibbets, Lord Avon, Traudl Junge, Mark Clark, Adolf Galland, Hasso von Manteuffel, Jock Colville and historian Stephen Ambrose. In the programme ''The Making of "The World at War"'', included in the DVD set, Jeremy Isaacs explains that priority was given to interviews with surviving aides and assistants rather than recognised figures. The most difficult person to locate and persuade to be interviewed was Heinrich Himmler's adjutant Karl Wolff. During the interview he admitted to witnessing a large-scale execution in Himmler's presence. Isaacs later expressed satisfaction with the content of the series, noting that if it had been unclassified knowledge at the time of production, he would have added references to British codebreaking efforts. In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute during 2000, voted for by industry professionals, ''The World at War'' ranked 19th. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The World at War」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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