The Guns of August

The Guns of August was released on 24 December 1964.

The Guns of August was directed by Nathan Kroll.

The Guns of August has a runtime of 1h 40m.

The Guns of August was produced by Lawrence G. White, Nathan Kroll.

Using rare archive footage, this documentary tells the story of World War I. The film shows the rivalry between the various royalty in Europe leading up to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the failed attempts to avoid the war that followed. It then goes on to show German attrocities as they invade Belgium and France, and how incompetent leaders on both sides cost the lives of millions of men.

The key characters in The Guns of August are Narrator (voice) (Fritz Weaver), Self (archive footage) (Manfred von Richthofen), Self (archive footage) (Archduke Franz Ferdinand).

The Guns of August is rated A.

The Guns of August is a Documentary, History, War film.

The Guns of August has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.