World War I Documentaries
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1. Gelibolu (2005)
114 min | Documentary, History, War
The Allied invasion of and campaign in Gallipoli, Turkey, during World War 1.
Director: Tolga Örnek | Stars: Zafer Ergin, Demetri Goritsas, Jeremy Irons, Sam Neill
Votes: 2,012
2.
Greatest Tank Battles (2010– )
Episode:
Tank Battles of the Great War
(2011)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
In 1916 the British debut a new mobile weapon hoping to break the long bloody stalemate on the Western Front. This is the story of the first tanks and how they changed the face of the modern battlefield forever.
Directors: Paul Kilback, Peter Williamson | Stars: Gerard Bazin, David Fletcher, Ralf Raths, Andrew Robertshaw
Votes: 18
3. The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Under the trenches and fields of the Somme lies a complex and extensive network of tunnels. Here, beneath the wastes of No Man's Land, British and German miners risked a terrible death in ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Fox | Star: Peter Barton
Votes: 22
4. Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea (2007 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A dramatization of the notorious World War I torpedoing of the ocean liner, RMS Lusitania.
Director: Christopher Spencer | Stars: John Hannah, Kenneth Cranham, Florian Panzner, Michael Feast
Votes: 638
5. Jutland: Clash of the Dreadnoughts (2004 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Tony Bulley | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Bill Jurens, Innes McCartney
Votes: 7
6. For King and Empire (2001–2015)
Documentary, History, War
A documentary series about the Canadian Army's participation in World War I.
Stars: Norm Christie, R.H. Thomson, Victor A. Young, Matthew Sharp
Votes: 57
7.
Dogfights (2005– )
Episode:
The First Dogfighters
(2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History, War
This program provide detailed reenactments of three of the epic dogfights of world war one.
Director: Jason McKinley | Star: Phil Crowley
Votes: 22
8. Line of Fire: The Somme (2005 TV Movie)
102 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Drama-documentary recounting the events of the 1st July 1916 and the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during the First World War. Told through the letters and journals of soldiers who were there.
Director: Carl Hindmarch | Stars: Laurence Kennedy, Tilda Swinton, Ed Stoppard, Paul Popplewell
Votes: 669
9. Armistice (2008 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, History, War
An examination of the events leading to the conclusion of World War I.
Director: Russell Barnes | Stars: Erich Ludendorff, David Reynolds
Votes: 112
10.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Great War: Part 1
(2017)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Explore America's tortured, nearly three-year journey to war. In August 1914, a war unprecedented in size and violence broke out on the European continent. Ever the idealistic diplomat, ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Ives | Stars: Jennifer Lee Andrews, Blythe Danner, Brandon J. Dirden, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 143
11.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Great War: Part 2
(2017)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Americas entry into World War 1 is recalled, including the speed of mobilization.
Director: Amanda Pollak | Stars: Jennifer Lee Andrews, Blythe Danner, Brandon J. Dirden, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 118
12.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Great War: Part 3
(2017)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Chart the ways in which the bloodiest battle in American history, and the ensuing peace, forever changed a president and a nation. In the fall of 1918, the deadly flu swept through cities ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Rapley | Stars: Jennifer Lee Andrews, Blythe Danner, Brandon J. Dirden, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 119
13. They Shall Not Grow Old (II) (2018)
R | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby, Attwood
Votes: 38,455 | Gross: $17.96M
14. La Guerre des As (2017)
History, War
The First World War was the first war to feature air "aces". This documentary series examines the air war during WW1 and in particular the main aces from the German, French and British air forces.
Stars: Jérémie Duvall, Antoine Férey, Thomas Debaene, Fabian Wolfrom
Votes: 43
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