WW II behind closed doors : Stalin, the Nazis and the West

Resource Information

The work WW II behind closed doors : Stalin, the Nazis and the West represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton East Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

WW II behind closed doors : Stalin, the Nazis and the West

Title remainder

Stalin, the Nazis and the West

Statement of responsibility

BBC/KCET Hollywood co-production ; drama production company, MS Films, Poland ; documentary director, Laurence Rees ; drama director, Andrew Williams ; written and produced by Laurence Rees

Title variation

• Stalin, the Nazis and the West
• World War Two behind closed doors

Contributor

• BBC Video (Firm)
• British Broadcasting Company
• KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
• MS Films (Firm)
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Rees, Laurence, 1957-
• Williams, Andrew
• 2 Entertain (Firm)

Subject

• Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947 -- Political and social views
• Documentary television programs
• Europe, Eastern -- History -- 1945-1989 -- Biography
• Historical reenactments (Television programs)
• Nonfiction television programs
• Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Political and social views
• Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1917-1945
• Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953 -- Biography
• Soviet Union -- History -- 1953-1985 -- Biography
• Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 -- Influence
• Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 -- Political and social views
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
• World politics -- 1933-1945

Genre

• Documentary television programs
• Historical reenactments (Television programs)
• Nonfiction television programs
• Personal narratives
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Biography

Language

• eng
• ger
• rus
• eng
• eng

Summary

Joseph Stalin - the supreme leader of the Soviet Union - was a tyrant responsible for the death of millions. He also had some unlikely relationships during the Second World War. This series uses evidence gained from the actual conversations and secret meetings Stalin conducted. Dramatic reconstructions reveal how the great leaders decided the future shape of the post-war world. These decisions had immediate and harrowing effects for those on the ground. Their story is told through documentary footage, dramatic reconstructions and illuminating interviews

Member of

• BBC history of World War II

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Narrator, Samuel West ; directors of photography, Martin Patmore, Jacek Petrycki, Sergei Astakhov ; composer, Alasdair Reid ; editor, Alan Lygo

Dewey number

940.53/47

Language note

In English, Russian and German, with English subtitles; closed-captioned (SDH: subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing)

PerformerNote

Bob Gunton, Alexei Petrenko, Paul Humpoletz, Alexander Held, Valery Zhakov, Jeremy Clyde

Runtime

346

Series statement

BBC history of World War II

Technique

live action