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The Guns of August

19640.0 / 10100 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

Fritz Weaver

Narrator (voice)

Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred von Richthofen

Self (archive footage)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Self (archive footage)

Tsarina Alexandra

Tsarina Alexandra

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Franz Josef

Emperor Franz Josef

Self (archive footage)

Georges Clemenceau

Georges Clemenceau

Self (archive footage)

Jean Jaurès

Jean Jaurès

Self (archive footage)

Grand Duchess Anastasia

Grand Duchess Anastasia

Self (archive footage)

Grand Duchess Marie

Grand Duchess Marie

Self (archive footage)

Grand Duchess Olga

Grand Duchess Olga

Self (archive footage)

Grand Duchess Tatiana

Grand Duchess Tatiana

Self (archive footage)

King Albert I

King Albert I

Self (archive footage)

King George V of the United Kingdom

King George V of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

King George VI of the United Kingdom

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

John J. Pershing

John J. Pershing

Self (archive footage)

Raymond Poincaré

Raymond Poincaré

Self (archive footage)

Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

Self (archive footage)

Paul von Hindenburg

Paul von Hindenburg

Self (archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich

Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich

Self (archive footage)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Arthur Tourellot

Arthur Tourellot

Writer

Barbara W. Tuchman

Barbara W. Tuchman

Novel

Nathan Kroll

Nathan Kroll

Producer

Lawrence G. White

Lawrence G. White

Producer

Sol Kaplan

Sol Kaplan

Music

Jack Fitzstephens

Jack Fitzstephens

Sound

Nathan Kroll

Nathan Kroll

Director