The Guns of August

Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.

Top Cast

Fritz WeaverNarrator (voice)

Manfred von RichthofenSelf (archive footage)

Archduke Franz FerdinandSelf (archive footage)

Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)

Vladimir LeninSelf (archive footage)

Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)

Czar Nicholas II of RussiaSelf (archive footage)

Tsarina AlexandraSelf (archive footage)