This is a good, detailed and accurate documentary about Canada in the "First World War" made in 1934, which uses pieces of good and some low-quality films to show how the great war began in 1914, continued, and ended in 1918..
Frank Badgley, W.W. Murray
Canada
Is it worth your time? If you have any interest in how we used to look at the First World War just a few years after it ended, then yes. It is a strange, flickering time capsule. If you want a slick, modern documentary with fancy CGI maps and polished voiceovers, you will probably hate it. This is not a blockbuster; it...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Frank Badgley
Antoni Bednarczyk
Community
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"Is it worth your time? If you have any interest in how we used to look at the First World War just a few years after it ended, then yes. It is a strange, flickering time capsule. If you want a slick, modern documentary with fancy CGI maps and polished voiceovers, you will probably hate it. This is not a blockbuster; it is a scrap-book. The whole thing feels a bit like watching a flickering ghost story. The film quality jumps around a lot. One minute you are looking at sharp, crisp footage of tr..."
1920 · IMDb 4.9
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