Die Hölle von Verdun

original title:
Die Hölle von Verdun
country / year of production:
Germany / 2006 (x)
original length:
90 min. , color
premiere:
30 August 2006, Arte
genre:
docu dram
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Oliver Halmburger , Stefan Brauburger
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plot synopsis:
This documentary reconstructs the battle at Verdun. The brutal war of extermination lasted for 300 days and took the lifes of countless German and French soldiers. 700.000 people died or have been hurt. This film gives a face to the victims of the longest battle of World War I.
keywords:
Verdun , battle-fatigue , behind enemy lines , trench warfare , massacre , comradeship
war:
First World War (1914-1918)
literature:
Marc Ferro. The Great War. 1914-1918. New York: Routledge, 1997.

German Werth. Verdun. Die Schlacht und der Mythos. Bergisch-Gladbach: Lübbe, 1979.
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