World War I Movies

In a single documentary to mark the 100-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War, Sir Max Hastings presents the argument that although it...

Relying on newly discovered archival footage, memoirs from the fallen, and expert commentary from scholars, this documentary tells the story of World...

This intriguing and beautifully-shot newsreel features sea-faring heroes, feisty females and a generous lick of paint for a Mississippi steamship.

An investigator is asking Mrs. Gubbins about a William Foster, who was a friend of her stepson Jimmy. Both are listed as killed in action during the...

A documentary and propaganda film which shows the British Army's preparations for, and the early stages of, the battle of the Somme.

Documentary about the Battle of Jutland, a naval battle during World War I between the British and German fleets, which took place on 31 May and 1...

Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusalem to reveal the surprisingly radical side of this...

The wife of a former general in the German army received a letter in witch she was informed that her husband has to enlist in the German army and...

Documentary on American troops in France in the First World War.

A century ago, from February to December 1916, the French and Germans provided a superhuman effort to control a few hills in eastern France, located...

Denise lives with her grandparents on a farm and secretly meets Robert. When she tells her grandparents that she wants to marry Robert, they refuse...

Lightning sketch propaganda stirs outrage about Reims bombing, and features a British bulldog eating the German sausage.

A captivating step back in time, Pozieres explores the small village in Northern France which, during the Great War in 1916, was the setting of one...

Filmed in the skies above France and the United States, The Lafayette Escadrille tells the story of the American volunteers who flew and fought for...

A young boy in a sailor suit plays with three dolls, representing German soldiers. He slowly nods off and in his dreams they come alive.

LETTERS, a dramatic historical fiction written by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt in 2010, tells the story of U.S. soldiers and their loved ones through their...

Public anxiety about war from the air is all too real for the people of Ramsgate in this newsreel footage of the aftermath of a Zeppelin raid.

Destitute in a crater in the heart of no man's land, two men await their fate as soldiers and human beings amid a great war of conscience.