November 1916. Funeral service for the victims of November 14. General Plentey, who is deputy mayor and in command of Place d'Amiens, gives a speech at the Hôtel-Dieu. Arrival at the cathedral.
Setting up a battery of 160 mm and 140 mm cannons. Horse-drawn convoy on a flooded road. Relief of the Scottish and English troops. Laying down telegraphic lines. New 155 mm cannon and shots. A biv...
Interaction between heavy artillery on a railroad and the air force during the Somme offensive: the role of optic telegraphy and aerology. The artillery and air force in the Verdun region: loading and...
In 1920, in a village in French Alsace, many people have come to attend the national holiday celebration. Officers and well-known civilians are in attendance and a Major General presides over the loca...
Emperor Nicolas II and the Hereditary Grand Duke salute the Russian troops who then perform gymnastic tricks, a tug-of-war, and sack race. His Majesty Nicolas II, accompanied by an archbishop, then vi...
World War I devastated France's natural wealth. To rebuild itself, the entire country would need to draw inspiration from the courage of soldiers on the front line and subscribe to the emprunt nationa...
Manufacturing fake cannons, fake trees, fake molehills and mannequins in the Châlons-sur-Marne winter circus, transformed into a camouflage workshop. A door simulating a rock in a trench. A detailed ...
The progression of an offensive: advancing to the front line and progress in the trenches, engineering work, artillery preparation; officers around a map preparing the assault, H-hour and leaving the ...
On the set of “Personnel” (1975), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Scene in the theater. From left: actors Andrzej Siedlecki, unknown person and Juliusz Machulski (standing). Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, blac...
Film still from “The Double Life of Veronique” (1991), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person, actress Ir?ne Jacob in a singing scene at the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Krakó...
On the set of “The Double Life of Veronique” (1991), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person, actress Ir?ne Jacob and the director shoot a scene at the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic...
On the set of “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person, actors Andrzej Skupień and Joanna Orzeszkowska, assistant director Krzysztof Wierzbicki and actor Jan Skotn...
On the set of “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person, cinematographer Sławomir Idziak and actor Franciszek Pieczka, center, facing forward. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp,...
On the set of “Personnel” (1975), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Film crew at work on set. From left: crew members Mieczysław Sitarz, Ryszard Jaworski, Henryk Strzebiecki, an unknown person, directo...
Commentary on the film and its subject matter (the tribute to Unknown Soldiers lost in World War I).
Notes on 2 documentary films portraying the countrywide tributes to the Unknown Soldiers lost in World War I.