During World War I, a steam tractor is transporting howitzer munitions when it gets stuck in a muddy forest. The soldiers carry the shells the rest of the way, guided by railroad tracks.
Soldiers from the Russian army have set up an encampment and are eating on the outskirts of a forest, in thick snowfall. Near a village, cannons are fired. Men, women, and children, on their way into ...
May 1916. A large detachment of prisoners arrives at the Souilly (Meuse) camp. The detachment stands out, with prisoners from Alsace, Poland and Denmark. Featuring: A panorama of the camp and its wall...
After a panorama of the village of Fleury, a 75 mm battery takes some shots. An infantry makes headway in the countryside. Then, English generals inspect a battalion of chasseurs à pied (light infant...
During World War I, in Reval on November 10, 1915, Tsar Nicolas II inspects a submarine crew.
November 11, 1915, in Riga (?), Tsar Nicolas II inspects regiments of Siberian skirmishers who then march past the Emperor, performing a few acrobatics with their horses. At the end, the imperial fami...
In July 1916, the 1st corps of the colonial army is deployed and seizes an observation post from the Germans on the front at the Somme. The general has come to take stock of the cannons taken from the...
Raymond Poincaré visits Russia from July 13 to 23, 1914. Arriving in a yacht, the Tsar and Raymond Poincaré inspect the troops, greet the Empress, then attend a parade of artillery, Cossacks, and th...
On the set of “A Short Film About Killing” (1987), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Film crew at work on set. From left: unknown person, first assistant camera Henryk Jedynak, cinematographer Sławomir...
On the set of “Short Working Day” (1981), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and actor Tadeusz Bartosik. Photo: Romuald Pieńkowski, black and white negative, 35 mm format
On the set of “Short Working Day” (1981), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person, actor Tadeusz Bartosik and assistant director Teresa Violetta Buhl. Photo: Romuald Pieńkowski, bla...
Film still from “Personnel” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person, actors Włodzimierz Boruński and Juliusz Machulski. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, black and white negative, 6x6 ...
Film still from “Personnel” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and actor Włodzimierz Boruński. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, black and white negative, 6x6 format
On the set of “Personnel” (1975), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and the director. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, color negative, 35 mm format
On the set of “Personnel” (1975), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: actor Tomasz Lengren, director Krzysztof Kieślowski and an unknown person. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, color negative, 35 mm for...
Film still from “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and actor Franciszek Pieczka. Photo: Romuald Pieńkowski, transparency 6x6 format
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.