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The Guns of August (1964)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Nathan Kroll

Synopsis

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

Actors

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)

Crews

Nathan Kroll
Nathan Kroll
Director
Arthur Tourellot
Arthur Tourellot
Writer
Barbara W. Tuchman
Barbara W. Tuchman
Novel

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