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The Guns of August

1964· 1h 40m

Documentary

Directed by Nathan Kroll

8.0/ 10

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Overview

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

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