Rent Great War Diaries (2014)
4.4 of 5 from 49 ratings
2h 55min
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- Synopsis:
Through breath-taking dramatic reconstruction experience the greatest war mankind has ever seen; not from the perspective of what it was, but of what it was like from within. Over three episodes Great War Diaries reveals the simple human experience of 1914-18, unsullied by historical interpretation. The heroes of this series are not the generals and politicians, but those who bore the brunt of it: soldiers who experienced the horrors of trench warfare; women who drudged in the factories to replace the labour of the men; children for whom the war started as an adventure but became a nightmare; and not least the volunteer nurses who devotedly attended to the never-ending stream of broken bodies and souls. Based on their diaries and letters, the series tells the incredible, heart-breaking and harrowing stories of people from all over Europe - from Britain and France, Germany, Austria and Italy to Russia. Bringing together 25 broadcasters from around the world, this is television's global event for the centennial of World War One. - Actors:
- Varij Ekelund
- Directors:
- Jan Peter
- Producers:
- Tony Lazzerini, Gunnar Dedio
- Writers:
- Jan Peter, Yury Winterberg
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Documentary, Drama
- Collections:
- Cinema and the First World War, Drama Films & TV
