The Guns of August (1964)

8.0/10 100 min Documentary

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

Self (archive footage)

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