People's Century: Killing Fields 1914-1919

UPC: 783421279490

Studio: WGBH Boston

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:null

Summary: The terrible statistics of World War I are discussed in People's Century: Killing Fields -- Death on an Industrial Scale, as the civilian body count is added to that of the soldiers'. At war's end, the final count was nine million, and the fields and trenches overflowed with the dead. The Battles of Verdun and Somme were two of the bloodiest encounters. The People's Century series emphasizes the role of the common citizen on events that impacted the entire world. After all the aerial bombings, the mustard gas, and the fighting, the ordinary citizens made up a large part of the casualties. ~ Alice Day, Rovi

Category: History [nf]

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People's Century: Killing Fields 1914-1919

Format: DVD

Release Date: 09/19/2006

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 56 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- People's Century: Killing Fields 1914-1919
1. Introduction [:20]
2. Numbers in a War of Numbers [7:21]
3. A Half-Buried War [10:43]
4. To Stiffen the Will to Win [8:51]
5. The Horror of Mechanized War [26:01]
6. Credits [1:03]

Cast and Crew: Alfre Woodard  Actor 
Orlando Gough  Composer (Music Score) 
Bill Treharne Jones  Director 
Bill Treharne Jones  Producer 

Country: USA