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I Was There: The Great War Interviews

  • TV Movie
  • 2014
  • 59m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
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I Was There: The Great War Interviews (2014)
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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.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.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
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
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    • Director
      • Detlef Siebert
    • Stars
      • Robert Bell
      • Alan E. Bray
      • Frank Brent
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    Robert Bell
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Alan E. Bray
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Frank Brent
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Charles Carrington
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Archibald G. Cochrane
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Clifford W. Craske
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Stanley F. Down
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Wilhelm Eisenthal
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Edward W. Glendinning
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    George T. Hancox
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Sebastian C. Lang
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mabel Lethbridge
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Cecil Lewis
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Norman MacMillan
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Katie Morter
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Joseph Murray
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Keith Officer
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    John W. Palmer
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Detlef Siebert
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    Amazing Documentary on WW1

    ...Amazing documentary on WW1. If you love history, then you will really enjoy this. Hearing the voices, experiences and stories of these people, who are now no longer with us, is very heart warming. I hope there descendents, have these saved for there family history. This was originally broadcast on the BBC in 1964. As of 2024, I was 2 at the time. There are a lot of episodes on BBC iPlayer as of the date mentioned. This documentary was made to mark the 50th anniversary of the Great war, so it must be remembered that the people telling there stories, are looking back on events so long ago. Whenever anyone (and that includes you and myself), tell stories from our past, it is never 100% accurate.

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      • March 14, 2014 (United Kingdom)
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