8.6 /10 1 Votes8.6
No. of episodes 6 First episode date 10 September 1997 | 8.7/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom Producer(s) Laurence Rees Final episode date 15 October 1997 Awards Peabody Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Laurence Rees & Tilman Remme Original language(s) EnglishGermanPolishLithuanian Similar Scorched Earth, Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'F, Horror in the East, Timewatch, Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laurence rees the nazis a warning from history 1997 peabody award acceptance speech
The Nazis: A Warning from History is a 1997 BBC documentary film series that examines Adolf Hitler and the Nazis' rise to power, their zenith, their decline and fall, and the consequences of their reign. It featured archive footage and interviews with eyewitnesses and was shown in six episodes.
Contents
- Laurence rees the nazis a warning from history 1997 peabody award acceptance speech
- Production
- Acclaim
- Companion book
- References
Production
The series was written and produced by Laurence Rees. The historical and script consultant was Prof. Sir Ian Kershaw, who also appears briefly in the "Chaos and Consent" episode. The series was narrated by actor Samuel West. The music used over the opening credits is "Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras", the second movement of Brahms' A German Requiem.
Acclaim
The Nazis: A Warning from History ranked 93rd in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 based on votes by industry professionals.