During World War I, cities and villages in north-eastern France have been destroyed by the hundreds and people are living in the ruins. Brave women continue to distribute milk. In the schools, childre...
I. 'RUSSIAN BOY SCOUTS: One of Russia's Boy Scouts, although only fifteen. He has been decorated by the Czar for conspicuous bravery whilst on active service'. The boy, in uniform, holds the reins of ...
The film freely interprets events occurring predominantly in Sarajevo between the 15th June 1910 to the 15th June 1914 that had preceded and caused breaking out of the Great War, i.e. World War I, whi...
Documentary on the return to normality after WW1 with descriptions of daily activities, village festivals, functions, working activities
The film starts with a posed group of the RAF team. Three heats of the 100 yards sprint are shown, followed by the one mile race which is won by Corporal J Mason from New Zealand. (Mason is not shown ...
The day is wet and blustery. Lord Weir walks with a senior RAF officer as an escort past the waiting crowd of civilians and stands at the saluting base on Saint Leonards' sea front in Sea Road, opposi...
I. 'BLESSING THE SHELLS. A French Priest blesses the shells as they are loaded into the famous seventy-five' (sic) guns used by the French Artillery.' Bearded priest holding a crucifix, makes a benedi...
I. 'WOMEN AS WOODMEN. Girls of the Womens Land Army fell trees and cut pit props.' MS as two Land Girls saw down a small pine tree. Others trim branches with axe or machete or saw up the pared trunks....
Volunteer Bárta (laborer) encounters his wife.
Tomeš encounters his wife and son after the return from the war. Tomeš hugs his son. His wife stands nearby and smiles at Janda and Bárta.
Reunion of families after war. In the middle stand Tomeš, Janda and Bárta in uniforms of volunteers. Women sit behind and sons talk with fathers.
View of a hospital room. In the centre of the image, cadet Severa (actor: Stanislav Strnad) is lying on a bed and hugging his mother (actress: Marie Ptáková), who is sitting next to him. Rjepkin is ...