They Shall Not Grow Old

2018
R
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

39K

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Produced and directed by Peter Jackson: The acclaimed documentary is an extraordinary look at the soldiers and events of the Great War, using film footage captured at the time, now presented as the world has never seen. By utilizing state-of-the-art restoration, colorization and 3D technologies, and pulling from 600 hours of BBC archival interviews, Jackson puts forth an intensely gripping, immersive and authentic experience through the eyes and voices of the British soldiers who lived it.

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A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.

Director
- Peter Jackson
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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

39K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Peter Jackson
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 6 wins & 14 nominations total

Self - Bedfordshire Regiment
(voice)
(as Capt Thomas Adlam VC)

William Argent

Self - Royal Naval Air Service
(voice)
(as LM William Argent)

John Ashby

Self - The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
(voice)
(as Cpl John Ashby)

Attwood

Self - British Army
(voice)
(as Cpl Attwood)

Walter Aust

Self - East Yorkshire Regiment
(voice)
(as Pte Walter Aust)

Donald Bain

Self - Seaforth Highlanders
(voice)
(as Pte Donald Bain)

Thomas Baker

Self - Chatham Battalion, Royal Naval Division
(voice)
(as Pte Thomas Baker)

George Banton

Self - 50th Division Headquarters
(voice)
(as Sig George Banton)

Walter Becklake

Self - Northhampyonshire Yeomanry
(voice)
(as L Cpl Walter Becklake MM)

Arthur Beeton

Self - Royal Navy Air Service
(voice)
(as POM Arthur Beeton)

Robert Bell

Self - British Army
(voice)
(as Mr Robert Bell)

William Benham

Self - Hawke Battalion, Royal Navy Division
(voice)
(as Sub Lt William Benham)

Joseph Biglin

Self - Durham Light Infantry
(voice)
(as Pte Joseph Biglin)

Edwin Bigwood

Self - Worcestershire Regiment
(voice)
(as Pte Edwin Bigwood)

Horace Birks

Self - Tanks Corps
(voice)
(as Capt Horace Birks)

Edmund Blunden

Self - Royal Sussex Regiment
(voice)
(as Lt Edmund Blunden MC)

Clarence Bourne

Self - Army Service Corps
(voice)
(as S Sgt Clarence Bourne)

Allan Bray

Self - The Duke of Edinburgh's ((Whiltshire Regiment))
(voice)
(as L Cpl Allan Bray)

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Trivia
Much of the footage had never been seen, having sat in the vaults of London's Imperial War Museum for many years.

Goofs
Several shots of tanks appear in the film, both Mark V (Mark Five) and Mark V* (Mark Five Star). They have been colourised green. In reality, tanks of these types were painted "a neutral brown colour". See the article by the British Tank Museum which states that. "Surrendering to the inevitable, towards the end of 1916 it was ordered that the tanks should be painted in a 'neutral brown colour' all over." These tanks entered service in 1918, and were factory-painted brown.

Quotes
Soldier: [waving at camera] Hi, mum.

Crazy credits
"Filmed on location on the Western Front, 1914 to 1918"

Connections
Featured in Front Row: Episode #3.3 (2018)

Soundtracks
If You Want to Find
Traditional Trench Song
Performed by Plan 9 and Hamish McKeich

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Utterly haunting movie of life on the western front in WW1. Peter Jackson has thrown some serious computer firepower to bring these soldiers back to life.You will have never seen anything quite like this before.Breathtaking in many parts!