On the Firing Line with the Germans (1915)

Directed by

Wilbur H. Durborough

Genre

documentary, war

Country

United States of America

Runtime

1h 48m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows American journalists as they observe German soldiers along the front lines of World War I. It captures military drills, daily life in camps, and the movement of troops. The film offers a firsthand look at the German war effort from the perspective of outsiders.

historicalobservationalneutralarchivalstraightforwardinformativeslow-pacedfactual

What happens

On the Firing Line with the Germans est un film documentaire américain réalisé par Wilbur Durborough et Irving G. Ries en 1915. Le film a été entièrement restauré en 2015 par la Bibliothèque du Congrès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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