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The Guns of August poster

The Guns of August (1964)

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

Release: 1964-12-24
Runtime: 100 min
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)
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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)
No Image
Grand Duchess Marie
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Grand Duchess Olga
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Grand Duchess Tatiana
Self (archive footage)
No Image
King Albert I
Self (archive footage)
King George V of the United Kingdom
King George V of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)