The First World War (1934)

It Tells All As No Words Ever Can!

• 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 War I from inception to conclusion. Alternating with scenes of trench warfare and intimate glimpses of European royalty at home, and scenes of conflict at sea combined with sequences of films from the secret archives of many of the involved nations.

Release date

November 8, 1934

Runtime

1h 18m

Language

English

Status

Released