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The Guns of August (1964) — Ligoscope

The Guns of August

Film · 1964

The Guns of August

100 min · Directed by Nathan Kroll · NR

8.02
ratings

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

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

Self (archive footage)

Grand Duchess Olga

Self (archive footage)

Grand Duchess Tatiana

Self (archive footage)

King Albert I of Belgium

King Albert I of Belgium

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

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)

Crew

Director: Nathan Kroll
Producer: Nathan Kroll, Lawrence G. White
Writer: Barbara W. Tuchman, Arthur Tourellot
Composer: Sol Kaplan
Sound: Jack Fitzstephens

Details

Languages: English
Certification: NR
Release: December 24, 1964

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