History - War ---- WWI
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1. The Great War in Numbers (2017)
270 min | Documentary, History, War
A six-part documentary series about the First World War which uses recorded figures to outline the full extent of the conflict.
Stars: John Heffernan, Guy Walters, Sascha Auerbach, Joshua Levine
Votes: 66
2. Long Shadow (2014– )
Not Rated | Documentary, History, War
The legacy of World War I is examined in depth.
Star: David Reynolds
Votes: 114
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3. Paris 1919: Un traité pour la paix (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A film about the Paris Peace Conference that negotiated the end of World War I with the Versailles Treaty.
Director: Paul Cowan | Stars: R.H. Thomson, David Lowe, Paul Bandey, Yan Brian
Votes: 176
4.
Timewatch (1982– )
Episode:
The Last Day of World War One
(2008)
Documentary, History
Director: John Hayes Fisher | Stars: Michael Palin, Andrew Bamji, Jean-Paul de Vries, Catherine Ellison
Votes: 55
5. Armistice (2008 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, History, War
An examination of the events leading to the conclusion of World War I.
Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Erich Ludendorff, David Reynolds
Votes: 112
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6.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Influenza 1918
(1998)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The great influenza pandemic of 1918 - the worst epidemic ever seen in the United States.
Director: Robert Kenner | Stars: Alfred Crosby, John De Lano, Shirley Fannin, Cathryn Guyler
Votes: 193
7. The Long Road to War (2018)
117 min | Documentary
A month after the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne begins the First World War. But this stake had been prepared decades before.
Director: Milos Skundric | Stars: Oleg Airapetov, Dusan T. Batakovic, Jean-Paul Bled, Stig Förster
Votes: 1,609
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8. 37 Days (2014)
60 min | History
A TV mini-series that unveils the behind-closed-doors story of the final weeks before the outbreak of World War I.
Stars: Ian McDiarmid, Nicholas Farrell, Tim Pigott-Smith, Sinéad Cusack
Votes: 1,563
9. Sarajevo (2014 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama, History, War
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is in Sarajevo with his wife, Sophie. While through the city by car, they are victims of an attack and die. This is the trigger of the First World War.
Directors: Andreas Prochaska, Kurt Mündl | Stars: Florian Teichtmeister, Heino Ferch, Melika Foroutan, Juergen Maurer
Votes: 2,937
10. Sarajevo: The Assassination (2013)
TV-PG | 78 min
The fateful war, which raged for four years and cost 12 million lives, began a century ago in 1914. The catalyst of the disaster was the murder of the Austrian successor to the throne, ... See full summary »
Votes: 11
11.
Infamous Assassinations (2007– )
Episode:
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Sarajevo, 1914
(2007)
Documentary, Crime, History
Directors: Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright | Star: Robert Powell
12. Fall of Eagles (1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.
Stars: Michael Hordern, Charles Kay, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt
Votes: 667
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13. The Guns of August (1964)
100 min | Documentary, History, War
Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.
Director: Nathan Kroll | Stars: Fritz Weaver, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Winston Churchill, Georges Clemenceau
Votes: 181
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14. Royal Cousins at War (2014)
60 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about the closely related rulers of three different European empires: Georg V of Britain, Wilhelm II of Germany and Nicholas II of Russia, all of them grandchildren of Queen ... See full summary »
Stars: Tamsin Greig, Queen Alexandra, Queen Victoria, Franz Schubert
Votes: 143
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15. Three Kings at War (2006 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about Queen Victoria's Grandchildren - King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm & Tsar Nicolas - and their involvement in the start of WWI.
Director: Jim Funnell | Stars: Andrew Cook, Anthony Green, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Derek Scott
Votes: 13
16.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Great War: Part 1
(2017)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Explore America's tortured, nearly three-year journey to war. In August 1914, a war unprecedented in size and violence broke out on the European continent. Ever the idealistic diplomat, ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Ives | Stars: Jennifer Lee Andrews, Blythe Danner, Brandon J. Dirden, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 143
17.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Great War: Part 2
(2017)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Americas entry into World War 1 is recalled, including the speed of mobilization.
Director: Amanda Pollak | Stars: Jennifer Lee Andrews, Blythe Danner, Brandon J. Dirden, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 118
18.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Great War: Part 3
(2017)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Chart the ways in which the bloodiest battle in American history, and the ensuing peace, forever changed a president and a nation. In the fall of 1918, the deadly flu swept through cities ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Rapley | Stars: Jennifer Lee Andrews, Blythe Danner, Brandon J. Dirden, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 119
19. World War 1: American Legacy (2006 Video)
116 min | History, War
THE GREAT WAR THAT CHANGED AMERICA World War 1 - American Legacy vividly shows many forgotten stories of the men and women who served in the Great War, reminding Americans of their impact ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Bussler | Star: David Carradine
Votes: 58
22. World War One Through Arab Eyes (2014– )
135 min | Documentary, History, War
One hundred years after the Ottomans joined the war, this three-part series tells the story from an Arab perspective.
Votes: 11
23. World War One: Beyond the Trenches (2014– )
World War One was a truly global war - this program looks at events beyond Europe's western front. The BBC World Service's journalists explore some of the lesser-known tales from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Stars: Akwasi Sarpong, Carol Yarwood, Zuhura Yunus
24. The World's War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire (2014)
102 min | Documentary, History
British historian David Olusoga, along with other historians, narrates the story of millions of Indian, African and Asian troops who fought and died alongside French and British troops to ... See full summary »
Stars: Leo Wringer, Santanu Das, Geoff Bridger, David Olusoga
Votes: 104
25. The War That Changed Us (2014)
228 min | Documentary, War
The epic story of Australia and the First World War is revealed through the lives of five Australians and their transformative journeys through conflict on the battlefront and on the home front.
Stars: Tom Milton, Myles Pollard, Adam T Perkins, Isaac Money
Votes: 35
26. WW1 Uncut (2014– )
Documentary, History, War
A series of short films offering a fresh perspective on some of the most fascinating aspects of WWI, shining a light on the real experience and answering key questions.
Stars: Dan Snow, Kyle Jon Shephard, Christopher Wills, Mark Davison
Votes: 9
27. WW1: The First Modern War (2014)
Documentary
Get a firsthand look at how a new breed of weapons like WMDs, submarines, armored tanks and air attacks changed modern warfare forever.
Stars: Tom Bromhead, David Silbey
Votes: 45
28. Tony Robinsons World War 1 (2014– )
History
In this series Sir Tony Robinson, the history presenter and former Black Adder star, tells the story of the Great War. How it started, how it changed the world and how it finished with a ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Robinson, Catrine Clay, Max Hastings, Andrew Robertshaw
Votes: 44
29. I Was There: The Great War Interviews (2014 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
In the early 1960s, the BBC interviewed 280 eye-witnesses of the First World War for the series, 'The Great War'. This film presents never before seen footage from these interviews.
Director: Detlef Siebert | Stars: Robert Bell, Alan E. Bray, Frank Brent, Charles Carrington
Votes: 32
30. To War (2014 TV Movie)
Documentary
To mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, Mark D'Arcy presents a documentary on foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey's parliamentary speech and political manoeuvrings which led Britain to war.
Stars: Vernon Bogdanor, Mark D'Arcy, Edwin Flay, Douglas Hurd
31. Britain's Great War (2014– )
59 min | Documentary, History, War
To commemorate the centennial of the horrific event, this four part documentary mini-series presented by host Jeremy Paxman explains how Britain faced the horror that was World War One and how the country profoundly changed in the process.
Stars: Jeremy Paxman, Julian Fellowes, Angela Hartnett, William Lloyd George
Votes: 60
32. Voices of the First World War (2014)
100 min | Documentary, History, War
From the beginning to the end, this is what happened during WW1. Told by genuine oral testimony recorded and saved by the Imperial War Museum. Presented as a complete history of the large ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Murphy, Rebecca Thompson | Star: Paul von Hindenburg
Votes: 9
33. Our World War (2014)
Not Rated | Action, Drama, War
Three true stories of British soldiers fighting in World War 1. Each one takes place at a different time and place in the war, focuses on a different unit and shows a different aspect to the war.
Stars: Nicki Vickery, Rob Townsend, Gerard Kearns, Shaun Dooley
Votes: 1,892
34. The Great War: The People's Story (2014– )
Documentary, History, War
Through diaries, letters and memoirs, this documentary shows how the Great War transformed the lives of regular British citizens. Historical footage as outstanding actors reenact first-hand accounts found in Britain.
Stars: Olivia Colman, Rosalind March, Alison Steadman, Claire Foy
Votes: 135
35. 14 Tagebücher des Ersten Weltkriegs (2014)
52 min | Drama, History, War
100 years after its outbreak, this series lets viewers experience WWI solely through the eyes of those who lived it.
Stars: Udo Samel, George Morris, Mark Camacho, Angela Galuppo
Votes: 276
36. Great War Diaries (2014– )
Biography, War
Dramdocumentary based on letters and journals, many of which have never been published before, this tells the story of 1914-18 solely through the eyes of those who lived through it. ... See full summary »
Stars: Eva-Marie Becker, Varij Ekelund
Votes: 153
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37. Apocalypse la 1ère Guerre mondiale (2014)
260 min | Documentary, History, War
Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, ... See full summary »
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, François Arnaud, Vladimir Lenin, Ferdinand Foch
Votes: 3,081
38. The Great War (2014– )
Documentary, History, War
The events of World War One are followed week by week as occurred 100 years ago.
Stars: Indy Neidell, Jesse Alexander, Othais McCarthy, Boris Stürmer
Votes: 378
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39. Doomsday: World War I (2013– )
135 min | Documentary, History, War
The First World War - carnage on a scale never-before seen. But how did it all start? And how did some key figures of WWII fare in the earlier war?
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Sönke Neitzel, Ian Kershaw, Hew Strachan
Votes: 94
40. The First World War from Above (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, History, War
The history of World War I as depicted with archival and modern aerial footage.
Director: Mark Radice | Stars: Fergal Keane, Jacques Trolley de Prévaux, Nick Saunders, Dave Parry
Votes: 185
41. 14-18: The Noise and the Fury (2008 TV Movie)
148 min | Documentary, History
A documentary of World War I, exploring how soldiers accepted their conditions in the trenches when no clear reason had been given for the fight.
Director: Jean-François Delassus | Star: Alexandre Astier
Votes: 128
42. The Great War: The Complete History of World War I (2006)
50 min | Documentary
Star: Patrick Boniface
Votes: 13
43.
Declassified (2004–2006)
Episode:
The Secrets of WWI
(2006)
Documentary, History
Director: Kosh | Star: John J. Flynn
44.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
WWI: Germany's Secret Gambles
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
As the armies of World War One struggled under an onslaught of terrifying weapons, the German government broke the stalemate and issued in a new era of warfare by turning to covert operations.
Stars: Charlton Heston, Jean-Jacques Becker, Jules Witcover, Mark Seaman
45. Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 112 min | Documentary, History, War
Marty Callaghan's Synopsis: Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary... See full summary »
Director: Marty Callaghan
Votes: 159
46. Gelibolu (2005)
114 min | Documentary, History, War
The Allied invasion of and campaign in Gallipoli, Turkey, during World War 1.
Director: Tolga Örnek | Stars: Zafer Ergin, Demetri Goritsas, Jeremy Irons, Sam Neill
Votes: 2,012
47. The First World War (2003)
500 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive survey of the history of World War I.
Stars: Jonathan Lewis, Voja Tankosic, Andrée Bernard, Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Votes: 1,453
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48. World War I in Colour (2003)
372 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary using computer colorized footage from World War I to give the audience the feel of how it really looked back during the war.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Harry Patch, Hubert Williams, Arthur Barraclough
Votes: 916
49. For King and Empire (2001–2015)
Documentary, History, War
A documentary series about the Canadian Army's participation in World War I.
Stars: Norm Christie, R.H. Thomson, Victor A. Young, Matthew Sharp
Votes: 57
50. Western Front (1999– )
30 min | Documentary, War
Stars: Richard Holmes, Simon Armstrong, Cornelius Garrett, Dale Clarke
Votes: 7
51. On the Heights All Is Peace (1999)
72 min | Documentary, War
Directors: Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi
Votes: 39
52. The Great War: 1914-1918 (1996)
Documentary, Biography, History
A unique first-person narrative, sewn together from genuine testimonies of frontline soldiers.
Stars: Judi Dench, Salome Jens, Jay Winter, Jürgen Prochnow
Votes: 378
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53. Fight for the River (1996)
48 min | Documentary, History, War
Details the long suppressed truth of a strategic series of battles of Italian forces, with Serbs fight along side them against all other Yugoslav ethnic groups--who were fight for the ... See full summary »
Director: Igor Pedicek
54.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Great War: 1918
(1989)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, Biography, History
America's experiences in France during World War I.
Director: Tom Weidlinger
Votes: 31
55. World War One (1964– )
48 min | Documentary, History, War
A filmed historical survey of the First World War.
Star: Robert Ryan
Votes: 98
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56. The Great War (1964)
40 min | Documentary, History, War
One of the greatest achievements of television -broadcast from 1964 in 26 episodes. Use of extensive archive footage and sound effects, linked with contemporary classic music of that area. ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 747
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57. The First World War (1934)
Approved | 78 min | Documentary, War
Produced by the Fox Movietone News arm of Fox Film Corporation and based on the book by Lawrence Stallings, this expanded newsreel, using stock-and-archive footage, tells the story of World... See full summary »
Star: Pedro de Cordoba
Votes: 13
58. Forgotten Men (1933)
Passed | 60 min | Documentary, War
Several World War I veterans relate their experiences during the war and discuss current (in the middle of the Great Depression) economic conditions.
Director: Bud Pollard | Stars: Samuel Cummins, Walter Schellenberg, Al Handy, Gaston Lauryssen
Votes: 14
59. Kitchener's Great Army in the Battle of the Somme (1916)
74 min | Documentary, War
Documentary (with some re-enacted footage) of the British army's participation in the Battle of the Somme in France during World War I.
Director: Geoffrey Malins | Star: Beauvoir De Lisle
Votes: 459
61. Blackadder Goes Forth (1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War
Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
Votes: 56,891
62. They Shall Not Grow Old (II) (2018)
R | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby, Attwood
Votes: 38,474 | Gross: $17.96M
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