The Guns of August

The Guns of August

100 mins | Documentary | Dec. 24, 1964

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

The Guns of August

100 mins | Documentary | Dec. 24, 1964

The Guns of August
Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers
Original title The Guns of August
Directors Nathan Kroll
Writers Barbara W. Tuchman, Arthur Tourellot

Cast

Fritz Weaver

as Narrator (voice)

Manfred von Richthofen

as Self (archive footage)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

as Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

as Self (archive footage)

Vladimir Lenin

as Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage)

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

as Self (archive footage)

Tsarina Alexandra

as Self (archive footage)