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The First World War From Above

The First World War From Above

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 7, 2010

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Documentary, History, War, TV Movie

User Score

74%

Original Title

The First World War From Above

Production Companies

BBC

Director

Mark Radice

Description

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.