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The First World War From Above

Nov 7, 2010 · 1h 0m
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Documentary
History
War
TV Movie

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The story of the Great War told from a unique new aerial perspective. Featuring two remarkable historical finds, including a piece of archive footage filmed from an airship in summer 1919, capturing the trenches and battlefields in a way that has rarely been seen before. It also features aerial photographs taken by First World War pilots - developed for the first time in over ninety years - that show not only the devastation inflicted during the fighting, but also quirks and human stories visible only from above.

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CAST

Fergal Keane
Self - Host
Jacques Trolley de Prévaux
Self - Pilot (archive footage)
Nick Saunders
Self - Archeologist
Dave Parry
Self - Aerial Photography Expert
Birger Stichelbaut
Self - Archaeologist
Peter Barton
Self - Historian
Nigel Steel
Self - Historian
Therese De La Rouelle
Self - Survivor
Directed by Mark Radice

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Released
Original language
EN
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Production
BBC
Country
GB
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