Apocalypse: War of Worlds (1945-1991)

7.8(24)|2019-11-05|1 seasons, 6 episodes

DocumentaryWar & Politics

Overview

The story of this fantastic period of history between 1945 and 1991, which was defined by the confrontation of two worlds and two systems. The capitalist West, dominated by the ever-powerful United States, is pitted against the Communist East, the Soviet Empire.

Episodes

Miniserie(6)

S1E1 · 2019-11-05 · 52m

The Big Rift (1945-1946)

5.0

In the summer of 1945, the world celebrated as the atrocities of WWII were left behind. But with new global leaders rising up, a new war was beginning.

S1E2 · 2019-11-05 · 52m

The Escalation of Fear (1947-1949)

6.5

1947 and the world is at the mercy of its leaders with Truman, Ho Chi Minh, Staling and Mao Zedong each preparing to go to battle for the ultimate power.

S1E3 · 2019-11-05 · 52m

The World Trembles (1950-1952)

5.0

September 1950, and the war against Communism was being fought across Asia. While a beaten Truman considers the bomb, Stalin increases his influence.

S1E4 · 2019-11-12 · 52m

The Conquest (1953-1955)

5.0

March 1953: Stalin is dead, and in Asia the heated conflicts are ending. But with foreign troops leaving the region, Ho Chi Minh formulates a new plan.

S1E5 · 2019-11-12 · 52m

The Wall (1956-1962)

5.0

After denouncing Stalin's crimes in 1956, Khrushchev confounded the worlds with his behaviour. But he wasn't nearly as soft as he portrayed himself.

S1E6 · 2019-11-12 · 52m

The Abyss (1963-1991)

5.0

Though global leaders came and went, the Cold War continued through the atrocities of the Vietnam War to the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Mathieu Kassovitz

Narrator (French) (voice)