World War I
Global conflict centered on the European war of 1914–1918, involving empires, colonial territories and multiple military theaters.
Also known as: (58)
14-18 · 1ª Guerra Mundial · 1GM · 1st World War · 1. Weltkrieg · 1WŚ · 1 w. ś. · 1-я мировая война · A Grande Guerra · Erster Weltkrieg · First World War · GM1 · Grande Guerra · Grande Guerra de 1914-1918 · Grande Guerre · Gran Guerra · Great War · Grosser Krieg · Großer Krieg · Guerra de Guerras · Guerra Mundial 1 · Guerra Mundial de 1914 · Guerre 14-18 · guerre de 14-18 · Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) · I. Dünya Savaşı · IGM · I Guerra Mundial · I. Weltkrieg · I wojna światowa · I w. ś. · IWŚ · I мировая война · la der des ders · la guerre pour mettre fin à la guerre · la guerre pour mettre fin à toutes les guerres · Pierwsza wojna światowa · Première guerre · Première Guerre mondiale · prima guerra mondiale · Primeira Grande Guerra · Primeira Guerra Mundial · Primera Guerra Mundial · the 1st World War · the First World War · The Great War · The War to End All Wars · Wielka Wojna · WK I · World War · World War 1 · World War, 1914-1918 · World War One · WW 1 · WW1 · WW I · WWI · Мировая империалистическая война 1914—1918 гг.
Explore the history of World War I through films and series placed in its historical context.
Period hierarchy.
19 titles connected directly or through nested subperiods.
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Essential
A compact, carefully selected introduction spanning the main phases without pretending to cover every region or development. The first global industrial war.
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- 8
- Hours
- ~17
Comprehensive
A chaptered route combining core events with social and civilian perspectives, cultural memory and clear cautions about dramatic invention. The first global industrial war.
- Titles
- 17
- Hours
- ~33
Movies & series in this period
Explore the period in chronological order through films and series.
- 011894 — 1918settingThe Last Czars
War
S01E042019
accuracy 3/5importance 4/5 - 021900 — 1919primary
Sergeant York
1941 · IMDb 7.7 · 20.3K votes
accuracy 4/5importance 4/5 - 031914 — 1918primary
Testament of Youth
2015 · IMDb 7.2 · 32.1K votes
accuracy 4/5importance 4/5 - 041914 — 11.11.1918primary
They Shall Not Grow Old
2018 · IMDb 8.2 · 41.3K votes
accuracy 5/5importance 4/5 - 051914 — 11.11.1918setting
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 · IMDb 8.1 · 72.9K votes
accuracy 4/5importance 3/5 - 061914 — 1918setting
War Horse
2011 · IMDb 7.2 · 175K votes
accuracy 3/5importance 3/5 - 0708.1914 — 1914setting
The African Queen
1952 · IMDb 7.7 · 88.2K votes
accuracy 3/5importance 3/5 - 0824.12.1914 — 25.12.1914setting
Joyeux Noel
2005 · IMDb 7.6 · 34.5K votes
accuracy 2/5importance 3/5 - 091915 — 1916primary
Gallipoli
2005 · IMDb 7.4 · 2.0K votes
accuracy 5/5importance 4/5 - 101915 — 1916primary
Çanakkale 1915
2012 · IMDb 6.2 · 2.1K votes
accuracy 3/5importance 4/5 - 111915setting
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2008 · IMDb 7.2 · 7.3K votes
accuracy 3/5importance 3/5 - 1225.04.1915 — 20.12.1915setting
Gallipoli
1981 · IMDb 7.4 · 45.1K votes
accuracy 3/5importance 3/5 - 131916 — 1918primary
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · IMDb 8.3 · 347K votes
accuracy 3/5importance 5/5 - 141916 — 07.06.1917setting
Beneath Hill 60
2010 · IMDb 7.0 · 9.3K votes
accuracy 4/5importance 3/5 - 1501.1917 — 1920setting
A Very Long Engagement
2004 · IMDb 7.6 · 78.3K votes
accuracy 3/5importance 3/5 - 161917 — 11.11.1918setting
All Quiet on the Western Front
2022 · IMDb 7.8 · 348K votes
accuracy 4/5importance 3/5 - 1706.04.1917setting
1917
2019 · IMDb 8.2 · 788K votes
accuracy 4/5importance 3/5 - 1831.07.1917 — 10.11.1917setting
Passchendaele
2008 · IMDb 6.4 · 9.3K votes
accuracy 3/5importance 3/5 - 1902.10.1918 — 08.10.1918setting
The Lost Battalion
2001 · IMDb 7.0 · 8.4K votes
accuracy 4/5importance 3/5
