# Colored WW2 Documentary Films

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-ww2-documentary-films/548165>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 27, 2010, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-ww2-documentary-films/548165 "2010-07-27T10:25:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Simple\_Mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@Simple\_Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Mind)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-ww2-documentary-films/548165/1 "2010-07-27T10:25:27Z")

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Hi, I have been watching old WW2 Documentary Films on TV and i got into an discussion  
were my Friend says that this Film material was shot in Black and white and then was Colored afterwards, wheras i say that they were shot in Color, who is right?

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-ww2-documentary-films/548165/2 "2010-07-27T10:32:50Z")

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[http://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/](http://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/)

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**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-ww2-documentary-films/548165/3 "2010-07-27T10:35:36Z")

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A lot of WWII film- especially stuff from the Germans in North Africa and the early Russian campaign, and the American campaign in the Pacific Theatre- was actually filmed in colour. There’s a wee bit of stuff from the British in colour too, FWIW.

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**Author:** ![Simple\_Mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@Simple\_Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Mind)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colored-ww2-documentary-films/548165/4 "2010-07-27T10:42:23Z")

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Thanks for the quick replys, the link to PBS was very helpfull.