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  • 2020
  • Discovery Channel
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2020
  • Discovery Channel
  • 1 h 43 m
Apocalypse '45

Summary Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the end of the Pacific World, Apocalypse '45 combines pristine raw, color film footage of the last months in the War in the Pacific with the voices of the two dozen men who lived through the nightmarish events. Using this astonishing restored footage, interwoven with the narration of these men who ...

Directed By: Erik Nelson

  • 2020
  • Discovery Channel
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2020
  • Discovery Channel
  • 1 h 43 m

Apocalypse '45

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the end of the Pacific World, Apocalypse '45 combines pristine raw, color film footage of the last months in the War in the Pacific with the voices of the two dozen men who lived through the nightmarish events. Using this astonishing restored footage, interwoven with the narration of these men who ...

Directed By: Erik Nelson

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90
May 27, 2021
The hell we see here isn’t heightened; it’s graphic and terrifying. Yet the greatest terror may be that it was necessary. Apocalypse ’45 is a haunting document of men who fought their way through hell to save all of us.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
80
May 27, 2021
The material is often intimate, often heartbreaking.
By John Anderson FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 8, 2020
It’s hard to say that any WWII film can feel fresh after decades of documentation, but Apocalypse ’45 finds a way to trade in the typical war-doc toolkit for something more personal and more striking.
By Steve Pond FULL REVIEW
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May 27, 2021
Although much of the footage is unseen, perhaps the freshest part of Apocalypse ’45 is hearing the veterans debate whether the U.S. should have dropped the atomic bombs, and how America has progressed in the decades since.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 1, 2020
Apocalypse ’45 is a cut above the boilerplate docs whipped up for the various “World War II” channels on TV.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
May 27, 2021
Apocalypse ’45 knows that war is hell for everyone. But it’s difficult to escape the sense that, in this film’s view of history, America is top of mind.
By Natalia Winkelman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Creative Differences Productions
Release Date Aug 14, 2020
Duration 1 h 43 m
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Website https://www.discovery.com/shows/apocalypse-45
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Awards

Cinema for Peace Awards
• 1 Nomination

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