Movielogr
Games on the Battlefield (2015)
Directed by Christophe Duchiron, Anne Bettenfeld
Overview
Built on archive footage – much of it previously unseen – this film reveals one of the most unexpected legacies of the First World War—popular participation in sports, once the realm of the elite. For four years, sport represented a welcome respite from the killing fields of Europe.
Length 54 minutes