Games on the Battlefield

Built on archive footage – much of it previously unseen – this film reveals one of the most unexpected legacies of the First World War -- popular participation in sports, once the realm of the elite. For four years, sport represented a welcome respite from the killing fields of Europe.

Genre:

Documentary, War

Duration:

54 min

Cast:

Kester Lovelace, Nicolas Medad

Quality:

HD

Director:

Anne Bettenfeld, Christophe Duchiron

Release:

2015

Country:

France

Rating:

4.0