Britain and the Blitz review: With colourised footage and snatches of speech, Netflix doc shows wartime life from a new angle

Britain and the Blitz review: With colourised footage and snatches of speech, Netflix doc shows wartime life from a new angle

The image of a London firefighter atop a long ladder, spraying water at the towering flames licking the night sky, has become the best-known symbol of the Blitz, the eight-month period from 1940 to 1941 when Adolf Hitler’s Luftwaffe conducted a virtually non-stop bombing campaign against British cities.

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Netflix Launches "Britain and the Blitz": WWII Documentary Features Restored Color Footage and Survivor Accounts

Streaming giant Netflix has launched “Britain and the Blitz,” a new documentary offering a visceral look at the World War II bombing campaign using vividly restored archival material, including color footage, and first-hand accounts from survivors. Produced by the acclaimed 72 Films, the 77-minute British production marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Netflix’s new documentary, “Britain and the Blitz,” revisits the harrowing G…