WWII in HD - "Darkness Falls" - 4:00 pm Friday, November 14 on Military History Channel

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Darkness Falls

Season 1, Episode 1

Part 1 of 10. Chronicling the Nazi sweep across Europe; the attack on Pearl Harbor; and America's first battles in the Pacific and North Africa.

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Cast & Crew

Justin Bartha (Actor)

Adolf Hitler (Actor)

Tim DeKay (Actor)

Mark Hefti (Actor)

Winston Churchill (Actor)

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Justin Bartha (Actor)

Born: July 21, 1978
Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Trivia: Fort Lauderdale-born, West Bloomfield, MI-raised actor Justin Bartha earns a footnote for one of the more eccentric debuts in American film, when he signed to portray a mentally impaired, rapping kidnap victim in Martin Brest's colossal turkey Gigli (2003). Given the film's poor reception, the assignment represented something of a setback for Bartha, but the role at least clocked in a memorable one and paved the way for continued work in Hollywood A-listers -- notably in the outings National Treasure (2004) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), and the Sarah Jessica Parker/Matthew McConaughey romantic comedy Failure to Launch (2006). He would go on to appear in the major comedy landmark The Hangover franchise and in the sitcom The New Normal, which was canceled after only one season.

Adolf Hitler (Actor)

Born: April 30, 1945
Died: April 30, 1945
Birthplace: Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Tim DeKay (Actor)

Born: June 12, 1963
Birthplace: Lansing, New York, United States

Trivia: Theatrical actor Tim DeKay graduated from Rutgers University, where he met his wife, actress Elisa Taylor. In 1987, he quit his job with a casket company in Syracuse, NY, in order to pursue an acting career. Most of DeKay's work has been on or off Broadway, in regional theater, and on national tours. On television, he's appeared on SeaQuest, Party of Five, The Larry Sanders Show, Sports Night, and Ally McBeal, among others. A few of his memorable role include Bizarro Jerry on Seinfeld and Rev. Keyes on Everwood. On the big screen, he was in the action thriller Swordfish, the romantic drama Big Eden, and the independent film Welcome to the Neighborhood. DeKay got his breakthrough role on HBO's Carnivàle, as Samson's (Michael J. Anderson) right-hand man, Jonesy. Subsuquently, DeKay would remain a consistent presence on screen, appearing in movies like Peaceful Warrior and Get Smart, and on TV shows like Tell Me You Love Me and White Collar.

Mark Hefti (Actor)

Winston Churchill (Actor)

Born: November 30, 1874
Died: January 24, 1965

WWII in HD: Darkness Falls

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Friday, November 14 on Military History Channel ()

Darkness Falls

Season 1, Episode 1