The Guns of August (1964): Cast
The Guns of August is a 1964 documentary directed by Nathan Kroll, starring Fritz Weaver as Narrator (voice), Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Director
- Nathan Kroll
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Guns of August About?
The premise of The Guns of August without spoilers.
Traces the origins and actions of World War I, from the funeral of Britain’s King Edward VII to the Versailles Treaty.
The Guns of August Themes & Keywords
· 28 tags- diplomacy
- political leader
- military alliance
- power politics
- year 1914
- world war one
- rivalry
- armed forces
- monarchy
- sarajevo bosnia herzegovina
- royalty
- funeral
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- assassination
- nationalism
- month in title
- triple entente
- triple alliance
- statesman
- politics
- military invasion
- militarism
- battle of the marne
- battle of tannenberg
- pulitzer prize source
- based on book
- submarine
- imperial germany
- battle of the somme
The Guns of August Cast & Characters
Fritz Weaver leads the cast as Narrator (voice), with Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Directed by Nathan Kroll; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Director Nathan Kroll
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Fritz Weaver as Narrator (voice) - Winston Churchill as themselves
- Franklin D. Roosevelt as themselves
- Hermann Göring as themselves
Also Starring in The Guns of August
· 23 more- Vladimir Lenin Themselves
- Theodore Roosevelt Themselves
- Woodrow Wilson Themselves
- Leon Trotsky Themselves
- Czar Nicholas II of Russia Themselves
- King George VI of the United Kingdom Themselves
- King George V of the United Kingdom Themselves
- Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany Themselves
- Paul von Hindenburg Themselves
- Emperor Franz Josef Themselves
- Tsarina Alexandra Themselves
- Raymond Poincaré Themselves
- Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich Themselves
- Grand Duchess Anastasia Themselves
- King Albert I Themselves
- Georges Clemenceau Themselves
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- Archduke Franz Ferdinand Themselves
- Jean Jaurès Themselves
- Grand Duchess Marie Themselves
- Grand Duchess Tatiana Themselves
- Grand Duchess Olga Themselves
- John J. Pershing Themselves
- Manfred von Richthofen Themselves
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The Guns of August FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Guns of August, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Guns of August?
The Guns of August runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was The Guns of August released?
The Guns of August was released on December 24, 1964.
Who directed The Guns of August?
The Guns of August was directed by Nathan Kroll.
More films by Nathan Kroll Who is in the cast of The Guns of August?
The Guns of August stars Fritz Weaver as Narrator (voice), Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, among 27 credited actors.
Does The Guns of August have a post-credit scene?
No. The Guns of August has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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