1944 WARSAW UPRISING IN COLOR

The cinematographic recreation of a moment in history using actual footage. 

Warsaw Uprising in colour: Black and white pictures taken during doomed 1944 revolt against the Nazis turned into incredible feature movie with sound and colour

Mesmerizing account of house-to-house fighting against German army

Cinematographers added coloration and sound to the black and white

Only fictional elements are voiceovers presenting imagined narrative

The film is a riveting account of the fierce house-to-house fighting against the German army that began on August 1 and ended 63 days later with the insurgents surrendering, following the deaths of some 200,000 rebels and residents.

Read more and see pictures - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2397873/Warsaw-Uprising-colour-Black-white-photos-turned-incredible-feature-movie.html

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