Documentary · 1964 · 1h 40m

The Guns of August

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Director
Nathan Kroll
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)
Crew
Arthur Tourellot — Writer Barbara W. Tuchman — Novel Nathan Kroll — Producer Lawrence G. White — Producer
Synopsis

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

Key Collaborators
Nathan Kroll Director Arthur Tourellot Writer Barbara W. Tuchman Novel Nathan Kroll Producer Lawrence G. White Producer
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