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The Guns of August
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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1964-12-24
Languageen
Runtime1h 40m
8.0(2)
•1964•1h 40m

The Guns of August

Documentary

Overview

Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.

Director
Nathan Kroll
Writing & Screenplay
Arthur Tourellot

Principal Cast

27 credited
Fritz Weaver
Fritz WeaverNarrator (voice)
Manfred von Richthofen
Manfred von RichthofenSelf (archive footage)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz FerdinandSelf (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir LeninSelf (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Czar Nicholas II of RussiaSelf (archive footage)
Tsarina Alexandra
Tsarina AlexandraSelf (archive footage)
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
Emperor Wilhelm II of GermanySelf (archive footage)
EF
Emperor Franz JosefSelf (archive footage)

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