November 1916. Funeral service for the victims of November 14. General Plentey, who is deputy mayor and in command of Place d'Amiens, gives a speech at the Hôtel-Dieu. Arrival at the cathedral.
Setting up a battery of 160 mm and 140 mm cannons. Horse-drawn convoy on a flooded road. Relief of the Scottish and English troops. Laying down telegraphic lines. New 155 mm cannon and shots. A biv...
Interaction between heavy artillery on a railroad and the air force during the Somme offensive: the role of optic telegraphy and aerology. The artillery and air force in the Verdun region: loading and...
In 1920, in a village in French Alsace, many people have come to attend the national holiday celebration. Officers and well-known civilians are in attendance and a Major General presides over the loca...
Emperor Nicolas II and the Hereditary Grand Duke salute the Russian troops who then perform gymnastic tricks, a tug-of-war, and sack race. His Majesty Nicolas II, accompanied by an archbishop, then vi...
World War I devastated France's natural wealth. To rebuild itself, the entire country would need to draw inspiration from the courage of soldiers on the front line and subscribe to the emprunt nationa...
Manufacturing fake cannons, fake trees, fake molehills and mannequins in the Châlons-sur-Marne winter circus, transformed into a camouflage workshop. A door simulating a rock in a trench. A detailed ...
The progression of an offensive: advancing to the front line and progress in the trenches, engineering work, artillery preparation; officers around a map preparing the assault, H-hour and leaving the ...
Film still from “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and actor Franciszek Pieczka. Photo: Romuald Pieńkowski, transparency 6x6 format
Film still from “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and actor Franciszek Pieczka. Photo: Romuald Pieńkowski, transparency 6x6 format
On the set of “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and actor Franciszek Pieczka, standing. Photo: Romuald Pieńkowski, transparency 6x6 format
Film still from “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and actor Franciszek Pieczka, center. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, black and white negative, 6×6 format
On the set of “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: director Krzysztof Kieślowski, cinematographer Sławomir Idziak and unknown person. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, black and white n...
On the set of “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: actor Franciszek Pieczka, assistant director Marek Piestrak and unknown person. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, black and white negati...
Film still from “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person, actors Stanisław Michalski, Stanisław Igar and Jan Skotnicki. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, black and white nega...
On the set of “Personnel” (1975), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Scene in the theater. Actors Juliusz Machulski, Michał Tarkowski and an unknown person (standing). Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, black and wh...
Commentary on the film and its subject matter (the tribute to Unknown Soldiers lost in World War I).
Notes on 2 documentary films portraying the countrywide tributes to the Unknown Soldiers lost in World War I.