Games on the Battlefield

Synopsis

Built on archive footage – much of it previously unseen – this film reveals one of the most unexpected legacies of the First World War -- popular participation in sports, once the realm of the elite. For four years, sport represented a welcome respite from the killing fields of Europe.

CAST

Anne Bettenfeld

Director

Christophe Duchiron

Director

Kester Lovelace

Narrator

Nicolas Medad

Narrator

Anne Bettenfeld

Director

Christophe Duchiron

Director

Kester Lovelace

Narrator

Nicolas Medad

Narrator