The Guns of August

1964
A
1h 40m

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Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.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
Writers
- Arthur Tourtellot
- Barbara Tuchman
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7.6/10

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Director
- Nathan Kroll
Writers
- Arthur Tourtellot
- Barbara Tuchman
Stars

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Fritz Weaver

Narrator
(voice)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Self
(archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Self
(archive footage)

Georges Clemenceau

Self
(archive footage)

Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf

Self
(archive footage)

Crown Prince Hohenzollern

Self
(archive footage)

Josephus Daniels

Self - USN
(archive footage)

Duke of Windsor

Self - at Funeral of Edward VII, Walks with Father
(archive footage)
(as Prince Edward)

Emperor Franz Josef

Self
(archive footage)

Emperor Karl

Self
(archive footage)
(as Archduke Karl)

Empress Augusta Victoria

Self
(archive footage)

Empress Zita

Self
(archive footage)
(as Archduchess Zita)

Armand Fallières

Self
(archive footage)

John French

Self
(archive footage)
(as Sir John French)

Joseph-Simon Galliéni

Self
(archive footage)

Grand Duchess Anastasia

Self
(archive footage)

Grand Duchess Maria

Self
(archive footage)
(as Grand Duchess Marie)

Grand Duchess Olga

Self
(archive footage)

Director
- Nathan Kroll
Writers
- Arthur Tourtellot
- Barbara Tuchman
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Trivia
The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for publication year 1963.

Quotes
Narrator: The German soldiers were urged to hold in murderous contempt the whole population of Belgium. The orgy of burning, looting, and wanton slaughter kept them in a state of raw excitement.

Connections
Referenced in Mad Men: The Good News (2010)

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10/10

A fantastic documentary

This is an awesome way to get an introduction to the causes of the First World War.

From the death of Edward VII, through the Balkan wars and morrocon crisis, to the assasination of Franz Ferdinand this film goes through them all.

The recovered footage is incredible.

The descriptions of the central players are bang on.

The bizarre idea that Barbara Tuchman hated Germans is of course ridiculous.

They did start the war. They did commit unspeakable atrocities in Belgium and France.

The facts are the facts and no other documentary explains them so well.

Also, it is available on dvd now and the best transfer is from media outlet.com.