Rare Film Footage Of WW1: When The World Was Turned Upside Down | A Century On Film | Perspective

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A Century on Film looks back at a world-changing century of human drama and tragedy through rare and precious archival footage. Episode 1 begins with the World War I, including moving scenes from the world’s first full-length war documentary, The Battle of the Somme. It was filmed by British army cameraman, Geoffrey Malins, who wrote, “What a record. …When this devastating war was over, people would be able to view all over again the fearful shells bursting, killing and maiming…” A wealth of other historical footage and testimonies bring the Great War to life in a dramatic opening to this fascinating series.

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  6. They are incredible footage of the Russian protests on Bloody Sunday yet they've been cut down to tiny fragments 34:42 then followed by a long, static shot of Lenin's iID card and a train – crazy edits! The vid has plenty of war footage, dead bodies, and no adverts, so it's not a 'Youtube rules' thing, Why on Earth edit right down to nothing such historically significant protests and massacres? 🤔

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