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also attracted more middle-class audiences, some of whom had never been to a cinema before. William Jury, as the film's booking director, initially charged exhibitors £40, with the fee decreasing by £5 a week; after two months, a reduced fee of £6 for three nights put the film within the price range of village halls wishing to show the film. By
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in 1918. The DVD included the score by Laura Rossi, an accompanying 1916 musical medley, a commentary by Roger
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was "absorbing" and had attracted huge audiences. German troops recovered a letter from a
British civilian, who had seen the film on 26 August and written to a soldier in France, describing the issue of a leaflet to each filmgoer that stated that the film was not entertainment but an official film.
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ran an advertisement for the film, describing it as "the extraordinary films of 'the big push' and "an awe-inspiring, glorious presentation of what our heroes are accomplishing today". In a review published on 16 October, it was written that "these pictures of the Battle of the Somme are a real and
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Crowded audiences ... were interested and thrilled to have the realities of war brought so vividly before them, and if women had sometimes to shut their eyes to escape for a moment from the tragedy of the toll of battle which the film presents, opinion seems to be general that it was wise that the
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In 2012, with the support of the
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printed the comment, attributed to Lloyd George, "If the exhibition of this
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was shown but "lacked the immediacy" of the
British film, being re-enactments at training establishments behind the lines, which received a lukewarm reception. A booklet to accompany the film proclaimed that it depicted "the German will in war" and implied that the enemies of Germany were using
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for the preservation of global documentary heritage. The film was described by UNESCO as a "compelling documentary record of one of the key battles of the First World War the first feature-length documentary film record of combat produced anywhere in the world" and had "played a major part in
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and Edward Tong of Jury's
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in no man's land, which had been occupied by digging a 2 ft × 5 ft (0.61 m × 1.52 m) tunnel overnight. Malins then went back to Jacob's Ladder to film the explosion of the
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in front of White City. German shells were falling as Malins made his way to
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summarising the contents. The first part shows preparations for the battle; there are sequences of troops marching towards the front, French peasants at work in rear areas, the stockpiling of munitions, Major-General
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rather than in short sections. The change in format was agreed with the British Topical Committee for War Films and a 5,000 ft (1,500 m) cut of the film was ready by 19 July. Much of the footage was
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film company, volunteered to replace Tong and left for France on 23 June 1916. On 24 June, the British and French armies began the preparatory artillery bombardment of German positions for the
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considered that after the attack sequence, "... you are not in a Melbourne picture theatre, but in the very forefront of the Somme battle" and called the film "this moving reality of battle".
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valuable contribution to the nation's knowledge and a powerful spur to national effort". The film premièred in
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4162:Austro-Hungarian occupation of Serbia
3498:Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)
1563:
1551:
1425:
1341:
1201:Fraser, Robertshaw & Roberts 2009
1172:Fraser, Robertshaw & Roberts 2009
1086:
580:The film comprises five reels and is
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4745:British World War I propaganda films
4566:Agreement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
1127:
1115:
1098:
736:in October 1916. On 12 October, the
542:(BEF) General Headquarters (GHQ) at
4495:Ottomans against the Triple Entente
3289:Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes
1156:
3228:First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
954:The Somme – From Defeat to Victory
14:
4755:Western Front (World War I) films
4730:Black-and-white documentary films
2244:"War's Realities on the Cinema".
588:, to an audience of journalists,
382:mine, 1 July 1916. Photograph by
3591:Second Battle of the Piave River
3213:Russian invasion of East Prussia
2224:, New Zealand. 16 October 1916.
2191:, New Zealand. 12 October 1916.
2119:Brown, Geoff (25 October 2006).
631:received a private screening at
4662:Arrest of a Suspect in Sarajevo
3862:Lithuanian Wars of Independence
2000:Journal of Contemporary History
1812:– via Archive Federation.
1744:– via Archive Federation.
1702:– via Archive Federation.
343:producers and supported by the
214:. In 2005, it was inscribed on
4485:Austria-Hungary against Serbia
4344:Deportations from East Prussia
4141:1915 typhus epidemic in Serbia
2529:The Battle of the Somme (1916)
2269:"Focal Award Nominations 2007"
2158:. Melbourne. 14 October 1916.
1726:Prior, R.; Wilson, T. (2005).
914:in London, accompanied by the
505:On 10 July, Brigadier-General
246:The Battle of the Somme (1916)
1:
4750:British black-and-white films
4396:Ukrainian Canadian internment
1588:Press release 20 January 2012
611:, at least twelve cinemas in
429:had dug the large mine under
4760:Memory of the World Register
4740:British silent feature films
4551:Sazonov–Paléologue Agreement
3850:Estonian War of Independence
3518:Southern Palestine offensive
1966:Journal of Film Preservation
906:On 22 October 2006, after a
895:Memory of the World Register
814:With our Heroes on the Somme
800:and Lloyd George toured the
271:and some of the preparatory
220:Memory of the World Register
4790:Films scored by Laura Rossi
4505:USA against Austria-Hungary
3904:Turkish War of Independence
3856:Latvian War of Independence
3581:Treaty of Bucharest of 1918
3172:Anti-Serb riots in Sarajevo
2434:10.2979/fil.2002.14.3-4.369
2089:10.2979/FIL.2002.14.3-4.390
1687:. London: Herbert Jenkins.
881:). The film was offered on
808:. Malins made a third film
680:reported on 22 August that
540:British Expeditionary Force
184:British Expeditionary Force
4806:
4588:Treaties of Brest-Litovsk
4136:1899–1923 cholera pandemic
3596:Second Battle of the Marne
3483:Second battle of the Aisne
3352:Second Battle of Champagne
3193:German invasion of Belgium
2320:Smither, R. B. N. (2004).
2248:. London. 22 August 1916.
2013:10.1177/002200948301800306
1817:Smither, R. B. N. (2008).
556:Secretary of State for War
367:
4735:British documentary films
4694:
4369:Assyrian genocide (Sayfo)
3898:Irish War of Independence
3641:Armistice of Villa Giusti
3626:Battle of Vittorio Veneto
3238:First Battle of the Marne
2604:
2471:10.1080/01439689300260181
2405:10.1080/01439689500260441
2121:"The Battle of the Somme"
2060:10.1080/01439689700260601
1904:10.1080/01439688300260081
1734:. Yale University Press.
690:The Times, 22 August 1916
40:advert for the film, 1916
28:
4521:Constantinople Agreement
3814:Armenian–Azerbaijani War
3677:Co-belligerent conflicts
3646:Second Romanian campaign
3616:Third Transjordan attack
3327:Gorlice–Tarnów offensive
3233:Battle of Grand Couronné
1933:10.2979/FIL.2002.14.1.11
1627:. Barnsley: Leo Cooper.
851:television documentaries
845:was made in 1921 and an
544:Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais
107:21 August 1916
4584:Modus vivendi of Acroma
4536:Bulgaria–Germany treaty
3844:Greater Poland Uprising
3744:National Protection War
3621:Meuse–Argonne offensive
3571:German spring offensive
3566:Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
3342:Siege of Novogeorgievsk
3317:Second Battle of Artois
3198:Battle of the Frontiers
2560:The Battle of the Somme
2551:The Battle of the Somme
2389:The Battle of the Somme
1058:Prior & Wilson 2005
887:The Battle of the Somme
781:The Battle of the Somme
252:The Battle of the Somme
174:, shot by two official
156:The Battle of the Somme
24:The Battle of the Somme
4725:1916 documentary films
4609:Paris Peace Conference
4597:Ukraine–Central Powers
4391:Massacres of Albanians
4359:Late Ottoman genocides
4166:Bulgarian occupations
3874:Third Anglo-Afghan War
3838:Hungarian–Romanian War
3656:Naval Victory Bulletin
3651:Armistice with Germany
3601:Hundred Days Offensive
3528:Battle of La Malmaison
3478:Second battle of Arras
3445:Battle of Transylvania
3299:Second Battle of Ypres
3167:Sarajevo assassination
3056:South African Republic
1753:. London: Croom Helm.
1681:Malins, G. H. (1920).
928:Armistice with Germany
916:Philharmonia Orchestra
833:In 1920, the original
773:
752:Hoyt's Picture Theatre
732:The film was shown in
713:Yorkshire Evening Post
693:
666:
594:Imperial General Staff
577:
398:
395:
380:Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt
370:Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt
354:British & Colonial
320:First day on the Somme
316:Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt
312:9.45-inch heavy mortar
248:
37:Yorkshire Evening Post
4619:Treaty of St. Germain
4592:Russia–Central Powers
4546:Sykes–Picot Agreement
4374:Pontic Greek genocide
4349:Destruction of Kalisz
4325:Eastern Mediterranean
3886:Polish–Lithuanian War
3668:Armistice of Belgrade
3631:Armistice of Salonica
3561:Operation Faustschlag
3508:Third Battle of Oituz
3430:Baranovichi offensive
3398:Lake Naroch offensive
3372:Battle of Robat Karim
3347:Vistula–Bug offensive
3322:Battles of the Isonzo
3253:First Battle of Ypres
1707:Philpott, W. (2009).
1664:Feilding, R. (1929).
796:, the Prime Minister
651:
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254:is a black-and-white
244:
163:), is a 1916 British
4614:Treaty of Versailles
4330:Mount Lebanon famine
4245:in the United States
4213:Russian occupations
3927:Turkish–Armenian War
3868:Polish–Ukrainian War
3808:Ukrainian–Soviet War
3755:Central Asian Revolt
3538:Armistice of Focșani
3268:Battle of Sarikamish
3218:Battle of Tannenberg
2614:Military engagements
1278:, pp. 108, 100.
912:Queen Elizabeth Hall
711:. On 28 August, the
447:Lancashire Fusiliers
413:and Mametz with the
4780:1910s British films
4681:They shall not pass
4604:Treaty of Bucharest
4561:Treaty of Bucharest
4500:USA against Germany
4477:Declarations of war
4181:German occupations
4094:British casualties
3953:Soviet–Georgian War
3880:Egyptian Revolution
3820:Armeno-Georgian War
3684:Somaliland campaign
3636:Armistice of Mudros
3513:Battle of Caporetto
3503:Battle of Mărășești
3473:Zimmermann telegram
3468:February Revolution
3413:Battle of the Somme
3337:Bug-Narew Offensive
3312:Battle of Gallipoli
3304:Sinking of the RMS
3096:Scramble for Africa
3090:Franco-Prussian War
2746:Sinai and Palestine
2553:Centenary Tour 2016
2305:Imperial War Museum
2150:"Real War Pictures"
1802:. London: Cassell.
1774:Pen and Sword Books
1749:Reeves, N. (1986).
1578:, pp. 130–133.
1491:, pp. 461–462.
1380:, pp. 109–110.
1293:, pp. 390–404.
875:The First World War
839:Imperial War Museum
477:mortar school near
358:Battle of the Somme
212:Imperial War Museum
188:Battle of the Somme
4641:Treaty of Lausanne
4556:Paris Economy Pact
4490:UK against Germany
4420:Entry into the war
4386:Urkun (Kyrgyzstan)
4105:Ottoman casualties
3915:Franco-Turkish War
3795:Post-War conflicts
3779:Russian Revolution
3761:Invasion of Darfur
3726:Kelantan rebellion
3714:Kurdish rebellions
3690:Mexican Revolution
3523:October Revolution
3488:Kerensky offensive
3463:Capture of Baghdad
3440:Monastir offensive
3425:Brusilov offensive
3263:Battle of Kolubara
3102:Russo-Japanese War
2287:on 7 December 2019
1984:on 24 January 2011
1668:. London: Medici.
1402:Evening Post 1916b
1390:Evening Post 1916a
837:was passed to the
775:Berliner Tageblatt
667:
656:from sequence 34:
578:
560:David Lloyd George
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249:
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4668:Mutilated victory
4649:
4648:
4629:Treaty of Trianon
4624:Treaty of Neuilly
4531:Damascus Protocol
4404:
4403:
4364:Armenian genocide
4321:Allied blockades
4293:Belgian refugees
4076:
4075:
3986:Strategic bombing
3962:
3961:
3947:Franco-Syrian War
3921:Greco-Turkish War
3909:Anglo-Turkish War
3892:Polish–Soviet War
3826:German Revolution
3802:Russian Civil War
3785:Finnish Civil War
3611:Battle of Megiddo
3586:Battle of Goychay
3533:Battle of Cambrai
3493:Battle of Mărăști
3408:Battle of Jutland
3388:Erzurum offensive
3243:Siege of Przemyśl
3223:Siege of Tsingtao
3208:Battle of Galicia
3138:Second Balkan War
3126:Italo-Turkish War
3083:Pre-War conflicts
3069:
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2959:Portuguese Empire
2875:
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2837:German New Guinea
2819:Asian and Pacific
2372:978-0-85052-506-9
1868:978-92-3-104237-9
1843:on 6 January 2009
1833:978-0-901627-94-0
1809:978-0-304-36649-1
1783:978-1-84415-836-2
1760:978-0-7099-4225-2
1741:978-0-300-10694-7
1718:978-1-4087-0108-9
1656:978-0-7538-2202-9
1634:978-0-85052-398-0
1623:Cave, N. (1994).
1428:, pp. 93–94.
1239:, pp. 11–24.
1130:, pp. 51–52.
1118:, pp. 53–54.
902:Recent screenings
889:was inscribed on
750:on 13 October at
619:, six cinemas in
265:Beauvoir De Lisle
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151:
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4785:Silent war films
4634:Treaty of Sèvres
4526:Treaty of London
4417:
4195:Northeast France
4126:
4098:Parliamentarians
4031:
3993:Chemical weapons
3971:
3732:Senussi campaign
3702:Muscat rebellion
3696:Maritz rebellion
3664:
3606:Vardar offensive
3435:Battle of Romani
3403:Battle of Asiago
3393:Battle of Verdun
3357:Kosovo offensive
3132:First Balkan War
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