Douaumont - Die Hölle von Verdun

original title:
Douaumont - Die Hölle von Verdun
other titles:
Douaumont - the Hell of Verdun
country / year of production:
Germany / 1931
original length:
84 min. , black/white
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Compilation film
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director:
Heinz Paul
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plot synopsis:
This film re-recreates the battles for Fort Douaumont, a French stronghold captured by the Germans during the Battle of Verdun. Using re-created battle scenes, animated maps, spoken dialogue sequences, and some original World War I footage, it shows German and French troops mobilizing, and German troops capturing, holding, and losing the Fort between February and October of 1916. German officers who fought in these battles participated in the making of this film.
keywords:
Verdun , fortress , infantry , authenticity
war:
First World War (1914-1918)
literature:
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m2584/2_19/55139409/p1/article.jhtml

Rainer Rother. "Germany's 'Douaumont' (1931). Verdun and the depiction of World War I". In: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television 19 (1999), 2, 217-238.

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availability:
VHS NTSC