Movie

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.

Screenplay

Christophe Duchiron

Director

Anne Bettenfeld

Director

Christophe Duchiron

Screenplay

Anne Bettenfeld

Status

Released

Release date

01/01/2015

Original language

English