Olivier Wieviorka (Writer)

C ce soir, le débat

Release Date2021-01-25

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Episode Count2

Vote Count1

Rembob'Ina

Release Date2018-11-04

Charactersd Self (historien)

Episode Count1

The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion

The pride of Napoleon's victories, the Arc de Triomphe, whose first stone was laid in 1806 at the top of the Champs-Élysées, is, along with the Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited monuments in the French capital. Wanted by an emperor, inaugurated under the reign of a king (Louis-Philippe) and sanctuarized by the Republic, this patriotic temple polarizes the passions of a whole nation. A historical portrait before "packaging", which teems with anecdotes and unsuspected details.

Release Date2021-09-10

Charactersd Self

Vote Count1

D-Day, 100 jours pour la liberté

Using restored, colorized archives and testimonies from all the players in this conflict, this documentary covers the hundred days of apocalyptic fighting that wrote History. June 1944, the Allies landed in Normandy. This odyssey was meticulously prepared for months. The construction of two artificial ports, the transport of Anglo-American troops, their training cost colossal efforts, and caused many cold sweats: the secret of D-Day almost came to light several times. The documentary reveals the inner workings of Operation Overlord, it also deciphers the military operations, and evokes the choices of the high command. Placed at human level, it retraces the fate of Norman civilians subjected to deadly bombings, the attitude of the Allied soldiers and their German adversaries, as well as the aspirations of the French population, torn between fear and hope.

Release Date2024-06-06

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Vote Count3

1945: The Fall of the Reich

In June 1944, optimism reigned in the Allied camp. In the West, the Normandy landings were a success. In their advance, the troops soon threatened the German border. In the East, the Red Army launched an attack. With Operation Bagration, it swept into Belarus and forced the Wehrmacht into a terrible retreat. It was a time for confidence. There was no doubt: "The war would be over before Christmas." And yet... The war dragged on for almost another year. Eleven long months of fighting, punctuated by terrible battles and atrocious war crimes. Eleven months of fear and hope, which shook the certainties of the leaders and the daily lives of the men. Eleven murderous months, which left an eternal scar on hearts and in history.

Release Date2015-05-09

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Vote Count15

After Hitler: The Untold Story

Germany surrenders, but the war isn't over for the millions of displaced people across Europe.

Release Date2018-03-27

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Pearl Harbor: The world on fire

Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. In this heavenly place, one of the most memorable battles of the Second World War took place 80 years ago. On December 7, 1941, at 7:53 am, a Japanese air squadron struck the American fleet which anchored in the waters of Pearl Harbor. The United States were struck at the heart of their defensive system and entered the conflict the very next day. How Pearl Harbor changed the face of World War II and therefore the face of the world? What are the diplomatic undersides of Pearl Harbor? Was the attack really a surprise attack? Is it really a Japanese victory?

Release Date2021-12-03

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Vote Count3

History Uncovered

Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hold popular beliefs that we take for Evangelical truths. Thus, we believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender, that the Marshall Plan saved Europe, that Adolf Hitler was a military genius, or that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for China’s modernization. Of course, these judgements contain some truth; but, too broad-stroked to be accurate, they contradict the historical reality by denying its complexity. What if the truth was slightly different? Through an exploration of great national or international myths, this full archive documentary collection revisits the key moments of the 20th century with a new perspective in order to provide a new, smarter and more subtle interpretation, bringing elements to light that have been forgotten or sometimes overshadowed.

Release Date2019-01-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count4

Vote Count7

Hitler's Last Year

The story of the last year of the war in Europe, from the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944 to the dual German surrender, first in Reims then Berlin, in May 1945. Eleven months of unprecedented combat.This was the deadliest year of WW2.

Release Date2015-07-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count9

L'Exode

Release Date2020-06-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count3

Indochine, une guerre oubliée

Release Date2024-05-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count5

Pearl Harbor, The World on Fire

Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. A postcard decor. Clean. Azure. Yet in this heavenly place, one of the most memorable battles of WWII took place 80 years ago.

Release Date2021-12-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Vote Count2

After Hitler

What happened in France just after WWII, between 1945 and 1949? An interesting historic documentary looks at the fate of male and female (presumed) collaborators with the Nazis, the use of the POW in the reconstruction of the plundered and devastated country.

Release Date2016-05-08

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Vote Count15

1939-1945 - Et le monde bascule

Release Date2024-11-09

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JobCreator

Vote Count4

LES NAZIS ET l'argent

June 1940: Hitler launches tanks and troops across France, Belgium, and Holland. Germany is impoverished, has few raw materials, and no oil or currency. How did the Nazis manage to set off the cataclysm of WWII with such little money and a weak economy? Based on the work of a new generation of French, British and German historians, we take an economic, industrial and financial approach to the Third Reich, exploring the inner workings of the Nazi system through key characters who have been overshadowed by history.

Release Date2021-05-06

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Vote Count2

Hiroshima, la course vers l'apocalypse

Release Date2025-08-02

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JobWriter

Vote Count2

Blood Money: Inside the Nazi Economy

How did Nazi Germany, from limited natural resources, mass unemployment, little money and a damaged industry, manage to unfurl the cataclysm of World War Two and come to occupy a large part of the European continent? Based on recent historical works of and interviews with Adam Tooze, Richard Overy, Frank Bajohr and Marie-Bénédicte Vincent, and drawing on rare archival material.

Release Date2021-02-02

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Vote Count11

Hiroshima. Cuando todo cambió

Release Date2025-06-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Blood Money: Inside the Soviet Economy

How did the USSR - a country considered a second-rate industrial power, economically inferior to Germany, the USA and the UK - shape its victory over the armies of Hitler's regime, and secure its place among the winners?

Release Date2024-06-11

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Vote Count2

1917: One Year, Two Revolutions

In February 1917, Imperial Russia plunges into revolution. Nine months of unrest before a coup brought about an upheaval that changed the course of history and profoundly altered the future of civilisation.

Release Date2017-10-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count4