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New footage allows Germans to watch World War II in full colour in revolutionary new film

Germans have been able to watch the war that changed their world forever in full colour, thanks to a revolutionary new film.

Previously unseen film footage and photographs restored and colourised using the latest computer technology were shown as part of a major three-part series simply called Der Krieg (The War).

The series was originally a film made by Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle and was premiered in France last year under the title of Apocalypse.

It has now been split into three 45-minute segments for the series.
Read entire article at Daily Mail (UK)