The Guns of August poster

The Guns of August poster

The Guns of August

1964 1h 40m 8Movie

Documentary

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

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Arthur Tourellot

Writer

Barbara W. Tuchman

Novel

Nathan Kroll

Director

Top 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)