Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
New York, NY -- August 3, 2021 -- Kino Lorber proudly announces the Blu-ray and DVD release of the
critically-acclaimed documentary APOCALYPSE
'45, a stirring account of the final year of World War II. Directed by
celebrated documentarian Erik Nelson (The
Cold Blue), APOCALYPSE '45
includes stunning restorations of never-before-seen archival footage (culled
from over 700 reels in the National Archives) in vivid color and surround
sound, and the voices of 24 men who lived through these experiences, immersing
viewers in the events of the Pacific Theater with an immediacy and presence
that brings history to life and serves as a tribute to the last of the Greatest
Generation.
Presented
in the extended director's cut, APOCALYPSE
'45 comes to Blu-ray and DVD on September 7, 2021, with a SRP of $29.95 for
the Blu-ray, and $19.95 for the DVD. Bonus features include Ford at Pearl, a new featurette
containing long-lost color footage directed by Oscar®-winning filmmaker John Ford at
Pearl Harbor in 1942 (23 minutes), plus two fully restored Oscar®-nominated documentaries from
1945, To the Shores of Iwo Jima (Newly Restored 6.5K Color Film, 5.1/Stereo Audio Mix, 20
Minutes), and The Last Bomb (1945,
Newly Restored 6.5K Color Film, 5.1 Stereo/Stereo Audio Mix, 36 Minutes). Also
included are a restoration demonstration, and the trailer.
Erik
Nelson pioneered the genre he describes as "Big Screen History" with
his groundbreaking 2018 documentary The
Cold Blue, which featured newly-restored footage shot by Oscar®-winner William Wyler during
his time with the 8th Air Force in World War II. The Cold Blue became the first in this genre of documentary films
that would soon be followed by Peter Jackson's They Shall Not Grow Old and Todd Miller's Apollo 11.
With
unprecedented access to footage shot at the time of the events, restored with
state-of-the-art technology, APOCALYPSE
'45 brings audiences closer than ever before to this defining chapter of
American history, as told (and seen) by the men who were there.