Ypres (1925)

Directed by

Walter Summers

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Ypres is a silent documentary from 1925 that recreates the battles of Ypres from World War I. It uses British soldiers acting out the historical events for the camera.

historicalsomberstagededucationalbleakslow-pacedmilitarysilent

What happens

Ypres is a feature-length documentary produced in 1925 by British Instructional Films and directed by Walter Summers. The film consists entirely of reconstructions of the various Battles of Ypres performed by members of the British Armed Forces. In 2010, Ypres was remastered with a new soundtrack for its DVD release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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