Victory at Sea
| Victory at Sea | |
|---|---|
Title screen | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Leonard Graves |
| Music by | NBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Composers | Richard Rodgers Robert Russell Bennett |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Henry Salomon |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | NBC Television Network |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 26, 1952 – May 3, 1953 |
Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about warfare in general during World War II, and naval warfare in particular, as well as the use of industry in warfare. It was broadcast by NBC in the United States during 1952–53. It was condensed into a film released in 1954. Excerpts from the music soundtrack, by Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett, were re-recorded for record albums. The original TV broadcasts comprised 26 half-hour segments—Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. (EST) in most markets—starting on October 26, 1952 and ending on May 3, 1953. The series won an Emmy award in 1954 as "best public affairs program" and played an important part in establishing historic "compilation" documentaries as a television genre.