| Description |
6 videodiscs (976 min.) : sd., b&w with col. introductory sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, mono, NTSC. |
| Credits |
Director, Roman Karmen ; written by Roman Karmen and John Lord ; script adaptation, Rod McKuen and Fred Weiner. |
| Cast |
Host and narrator, Burt Lancaster. |
| Note |
Historical conceptualization for Air Time International by Harrison E. Salisbury. |
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Originally produced and released in 1978. |
| Summary |
Discusses the war on the Eastern front and the confrontation between Germany and Russia during WW II. Shows the valor of the Russian soldiers and the suffering and sacrifice of the civilian population. |
| Contents |
[Disc.1] June 22, 1941 (48 min.) ; Battle for Moscow (48 min.) ; Siege of Leningrad (48 min.) ; To the East (48 min.) -- [disc.2] Defense of Stalingrad (48 min.) ; Survival at Stalingrad (48 min.) ; World's greatest tank battle (48 min.) ; War in the Arctic (48 min.) -- [disc.3] War in the air (48 min.) ; Partisans : the guerilla war (48 min.) ; Battle of the seas (48 min.) ; Battle of the Caucasus (48 min.) -- [disc.4] Liberation of the Ukraine (48 min.) ; Liberation of Belorussia (48 min.) ; From the Balkans to Vienna (48 min.) ; Liberation of Warsaw and Poland (48 min.) -- [disc.5] Allies (48 min.) ; Battle of Berlin (48 min.) ; Last battle of the unknown war (48 min.) ; Soldier of the unknown war (48 min.) -- [disc.6] Banned cartoons: the censored 11. Coal Black and the Sebben Dwarfs; Goldilocks and the jivin' bears; Uncle Tom's bungalow; All this and rabbit stew featuring Bugs Bunny; Tin pan alley cats; Hittin' the trail for Hallelujah Land; The isle of Pingo Pongo; Angel puss; Clean pastures; Sunday go to meetin' time; Jungle jitters. |
| Note |
"This is a sprawling, 20-part documentary history in film of the World War II conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Each episode is about 48 minutes, similar in format to The World at War. The footage was edited from over 3.5 million feet of film taken by Soviet camera crews from the first day of the war, 22 June 1941, to the Soviet entry into Berlin in May 1945. Most of these films have never been seen outside this documentary series. Produced with Soviet cooperation after the release of The World at War, which the soviet government felt paid insufficient attention to their part in World War II. Released in 1978, The Unknown War is sympathetic to the Soviet struggle against Nazi Germany. It was quickly withdrawn from TV airings after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.The Unknown War TV series is one of the few documentary accounts of the war on the Eastern Front from the Soviet side. The interviews of many leading Soviet generals commanding some of the most decisive battles on the eastern front, along with the Russian participation in the editorial staff of the series, compose an "alternative" (to Western) view of the gigantic clash between Germany and the Soviet Union "-- Unknown-war website. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front.
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Soviet Union -- History -- German occupation, 1941-1944.
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Racism in cartoons.
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Racism in motion pictures.
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| Added Author |
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994.
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Karmen, Roman, 1906-1978.
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Weiner, Fred, 1963-
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Lord, John.
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McKuen, Rod, 1933-2015.
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| Note |
Title on container: Air Time International Presents The Unknown War |
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