The Guns of August
Plot: Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.
Release Date:
Thursday, December 24 1964
60 years ago
60 years ago
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Cast
Fritz Weaver. Fritz Weaver was 38 in The Guns of August as 'Narrator (voice)'.Birthday: Tue, Jan 19 1926 –
Died: Sat, Nov 26 2016
Died: Sat, Nov 26 2016
Manfred von Richthofen. Manfred von Richthofen would have been no older than 25 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Mon, May 02 1892 –
Died: Sun, Apr 21 1918
Died: Sun, Apr 21 1918
Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Archduke Franz Ferdinand would have been no older than 50 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 18 1863 –
Died: Sun, Jun 28 1914
Died: Sun, Jun 28 1914
Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill was 90 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 30 1874 –
Died: Sun, Jan 24 1965
Died: Sun, Jan 24 1965
Vladimir Lenin. Vladimir Lenin would have been no older than 53 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Thu, Apr 21 1870 –
Died: Mon, Jan 21 1924
Died: Mon, Jan 21 1924
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Franklin D. Roosevelt would have been no older than 63 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 30 1882 –
Died: Thu, Apr 12 1945
Died: Thu, Apr 12 1945
Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Czar Nicholas II of Russia would have been no older than 50 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Thu, May 14 1868 –
Died: Wed, Jul 17 1918
Died: Wed, Jul 17 1918
Tsarina Alexandra. Tsarina Alexandra would have been no older than 46 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 06 1872 –
Died: Wed, Jul 17 1918
Died: Wed, Jul 17 1918
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany would have been no older than 82 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Wed, Jan 26 1859 –
Died: Wed, Jun 04 1941
Died: Wed, Jun 04 1941
Emperor Franz Josef. Emperor Franz Josef would have been no older than 86 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 18 1830 –
Died: Tue, Nov 21 1916
Died: Tue, Nov 21 1916
Georges Clemenceau. Georges Clemenceau would have been no older than 88 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Tue, Sep 28 1841 –
Died: Sun, Nov 24 1929
Died: Sun, Nov 24 1929
Jean Jaurès. Jean Jaurès would have been no older than 54 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sat, Sep 03 1859 –
Died: Fri, Jul 31 1914
Died: Fri, Jul 31 1914
Grand Duchess Anastasia. Grand Duchess Anastasia would have been no older than 17 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Tue, Jun 18 1901 –
Died: Wed, Jul 17 1918
Died: Wed, Jul 17 1918
Grand Duchess Marie. Grand Duchess Marie was >> in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Grand Duchess Olga. Grand Duchess Olga was >> in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Grand Duchess Tatiana. Grand Duchess Tatiana was >> in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
King Albert I. King Albert I was >> in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
King George V of the United Kingdom. King George V of the United Kingdom would have been no older than 70 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Wed, May 31 1865 –
Died: Mon, Jan 20 1936
Died: Mon, Jan 20 1936
King George VI of the United Kingdom. King George VI of the United Kingdom would have been no older than 56 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sat, Dec 14 1895 –
Died: Wed, Feb 06 1952
Died: Wed, Feb 06 1952
John J. Pershing. John J. Pershing would have been no older than 87 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Thu, Sep 13 1860 –
Died: Thu, Jul 15 1948
Died: Thu, Jul 15 1948
Raymond Poincaré. Raymond Poincaré would have been no older than 74 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 20 1860 –
Died: Mon, Oct 15 1934
Died: Mon, Oct 15 1934
Leon Trotsky. Leon Trotsky would have been no older than 60 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Fri, Nov 07 1879 –
Died: Wed, Aug 21 1940
Died: Wed, Aug 21 1940
Paul von Hindenburg. Paul von Hindenburg would have been no older than 86 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sat, Oct 02 1847 –
Died: Thu, Aug 02 1934
Died: Thu, Aug 02 1934
Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson would have been no older than 67 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sat, Dec 27 1856 –
Died: Sun, Feb 03 1924
Died: Sun, Feb 03 1924
Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt would have been no older than 60 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Wed, Oct 27 1858 –
Died: Mon, Jan 06 1919
Died: Mon, Jan 06 1919
Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich. Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich was >> in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Hermann Göring. Hermann Göring would have been no older than 53 in The Guns of August as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 12 1893 –
Died: Tue, Oct 15 1946
Died: Tue, Oct 15 1946
Crew
Nathan Kroll. Nathan Kroll was 53 in The Guns of August as 'Producer, Director'Birthday: Sun, Nov 05 1911 –
Died: Thu, Sep 14 2000
Died: Thu, Sep 14 2000
Arthur Tourellot. Arthur Tourellot was >> in The Guns of August as 'Writer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Lawrence G. White. Lawrence G. White was >> in The Guns of August as 'Producer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Sol Kaplan. Sol Kaplan was 45 in The Guns of August as 'Music'Birthday: Sat, Apr 19 1919 –
Died: Wed, Nov 14 1990
Died: Wed, Nov 14 1990
Jack Fitzstephens. Jack Fitzstephens was 45 in The Guns of August as 'Sound'Birthday: Thu, Sep 11 1919 –
Died: Mon, Sep 28 1998
Died: Mon, Sep 28 1998
Barbara W. Tuchman. Barbara W. Tuchman was 52 in The Guns of August as 'Novel'Birthday: Tue, Jan 30 1912 –
Died: Mon, Feb 06 1989
Died: Mon, Feb 06 1989