The Guns of August

ID #: 
288D
Film Type: 
DVD
Playing Time: 
135 mins
Release Date: 
1964
Color or BW: 
B&W
Description: 
This classic documentary tells the tragic story behind the world's first global war. The film shows the rivalry between the various royalty in Europe leading up to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the failed attempts to avoid the war that followed. It then goes on to show German atrocities as they invade Belgium and France, and how incompetent leaders on both sides cost the lives of millions.
Keywords: 
documentary, World War I