The Guns of August (1964)
Overview
Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.
Cast
Fritz Weaver
Narrator (voice)
Manfred von Richthofen
Self (archive footage)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Self (archive footage)
Tsarina Alexandra
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
Self (archive footage)
Georges Clemenceau
Self (archive footage)
Jean Jaurès
Self (archive footage)
Grand Duchess Anastasia
Self (archive footage)
King Albert I of Belgium
Self (archive footage)
King George V of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
King George VI of the United Kingdom
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