“ THE GREAT WAR “ 1956 WORLD WAR 1 DOCUMENTARY FILM WWI 1914-1918 29554

This 1956 film about World War I was produced by NBC as part of the “Project Twenty“ series. The music was written by Robert Russell Bennett and narrated by Alexander Scourby. German soldiers parade prior to WWI. Kaiser Wilhelm II is greeted by England’s King George and Queen Mary (1:35-3:22). Russian Czar Nicolas II views his troops. Austria-Hungary Emperor Joseph. Belgium King Albert rides with the Kaiser (3:23-4:45). 1914 newspapers declare the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo. World leaders discuss war (4:46-5:30). Germany christens a ship. Battleship guns are tested (4:46-6:45). Austria declares war on Serbia. A woman buys a Kaiser pin. Pocket flowers are handed to troops. Troops wave from train windows (6:46-8:22). Repeated cannon fire hits buildings in Belgium. Belgium troops hide in trenches. German troops take prisoners (8:23-9:40). A German soldier kicks a dog. Destroyed buildings are interspersed with German troops’ faces and marching boot shadows (9:41-10:20). The Union J