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The Nazis: A Warning from History
The Nazis: A Warning from History is a 1997 BBC documentary film series that examines Adolf Hitler and the Nazis' rise to power in Germany, 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.
In the United States, the series premiered on the by A&E Networks owned The History Channel, and was aired from 8 February until 12 February 1998.
A near-concurrently released companion book accompanied the documentary series in both the UK and US.
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.
The documentary earned the BBC and producer Reese a 1997 Peabody Award, its jurors calling it a "superbly documented six-part series, The Nazis: A Warning from History is a chillingly thorough account of the Third Reich’s rise and fall." The Peabody Award was a year later followed by two others; an IDA (International Documentary Association) Award in the "Limited Series" category, and a BAFTA Award in the category "Best Factual Series".
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.
The documentary was for home viewing first released in the UK as a two-tape VHS set on 2 February 1998 by BBC Worldwide Ltd. (UPC 5014503626327), which was only six years later followed by a UK two-disc DVD set release on 24 May 2004 (UPC 5014503142728).
In North American the first home video release was the 26 October 1999 VHS The Nazis- The Acclaimed BBC Documentary six-tape box set from A&E Home Video (ISBN 0767008871), the History Channel's regular home video format publisher which had been licensed to air the series internationally, including the UK for its reruns. This was followed by the 18 July 2006 four-disc DVD set (ISBN 1419809032) from BBC Home Entertainment for which the BBC commissioned Time-Life (whose book division had actually already released the precursory The Third Reich book series that dealt with the same subject matter) for the retail distribution and promotional services, which included at least one television commercial. An American reissue has followed suit on 25 August 2015 (UPC 883929514649).
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The Nazis: A Warning from History
The Nazis: A Warning from History is a 1997 BBC documentary film series that examines Adolf Hitler and the Nazis' rise to power in Germany, 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.
In the United States, the series premiered on the by A&E Networks owned The History Channel, and was aired from 8 February until 12 February 1998.
A near-concurrently released companion book accompanied the documentary series in both the UK and US.
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.
The documentary earned the BBC and producer Reese a 1997 Peabody Award, its jurors calling it a "superbly documented six-part series, The Nazis: A Warning from History is a chillingly thorough account of the Third Reich’s rise and fall." The Peabody Award was a year later followed by two others; an IDA (International Documentary Association) Award in the "Limited Series" category, and a BAFTA Award in the category "Best Factual Series".
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.
The documentary was for home viewing first released in the UK as a two-tape VHS set on 2 February 1998 by BBC Worldwide Ltd. (UPC 5014503626327), which was only six years later followed by a UK two-disc DVD set release on 24 May 2004 (UPC 5014503142728).
In North American the first home video release was the 26 October 1999 VHS The Nazis- The Acclaimed BBC Documentary six-tape box set from A&E Home Video (ISBN 0767008871), the History Channel's regular home video format publisher which had been licensed to air the series internationally, including the UK for its reruns. This was followed by the 18 July 2006 four-disc DVD set (ISBN 1419809032) from BBC Home Entertainment for which the BBC commissioned Time-Life (whose book division had actually already released the precursory The Third Reich book series that dealt with the same subject matter) for the retail distribution and promotional services, which included at least one television commercial. An American reissue has followed suit on 25 August 2015 (UPC 883929514649).