1914 (1931)

Director
Richard Oswald

Main cast
Albert Bassermann; Heinrich Schroth; Reinhold Schünzel; Lucie Höflich; Heinrich George

Genres
War, Drama

Description
The film focuses on the leadership of the Great Powers of Europe in the days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.


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