The film starts with a Belgian town in flames, and civilians lying dead in the streets. A terrified young mother with her baby is encountered by two drunken German soldiers, one carrying a smouldering...
Carnival week in Turin. The painter Marcello leaves his companion Giulia at home to meet his beautiful neighbour Lucy, disguised as Pierette. That very night, as the two are at the ball, Lucy’s moth...
In "1914" we are introduced to three families, two in a big city, one in the country. The De Roquevilles are well-to-do people living an extravagant life. The other city dwellers are the family of Jea...
Die Aufnahmen zeigen den Umzug des Schützenfests in Wetzlar von 1914. Anwesend sind unter anderem Teilnehmende des '27. Verbandsschiessen Wetzlar'. Der Zug besteht aus festlich geschmückten Autos un...
The ceremony takes place in a field, with men of Plumer's staff watching as he pins medals for bravery onto women officers of the Queen Alexandra's First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and the Voluntary Aid Det...
Large scale police raids on smugglers on the Budapest-Vienna railway line, on ships sailing the Danube, and along the nation’s border. "The film, made using official equipment, shows the exciting pu...
Women workers at the Armstrong Whitworth munitions works at Elswick in Yorkshire operating heavy plant to make breeches and barrels for large calibre guns, probably 1918.
A working class man expresses dissatisfaction about dinner, protesting to his wife that their neighbour still makes suet puddings and dumplings. Sneaking a look through the neighbour's window on the f...
Marching soldiers and black robed woman with hat. Next to her is Jiří Voldán (actor: Vladimír Ch. Vladimírov).
Mother of Jiří Voldán (actress: Marie Ptáková) and two policemen.
At the door stands mother of Jiří Voldán (actress: Marie Ptáková) with the guard. On the bunks sit prisoners.
Maryša (actress: Suzanne Marwille) sits on bed, Jiří Voldán (actor: Vladimír Ch. Vladimírov) in a semi-sitting position. Another man sleeps.
Farewell at the train to the front. From the left - Mrs. Tomešová, Mrs. Jandová and Mrs. Bártová.
An illustrative part: An unknown soldier carries a woman - symbol of Slavic patriotism.
A group of civilians and policemen. In the middle stands infantryman Kubík (actor: Václav Kubásek) on suit. Next to Kubík stands a woman on skirt and shawl.
Mother of Jiří Voldán (actress: Marie Ptáková) between two policemen in uniforms. Behind her stands secret policeman.