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The Battle of the Somme
Also known as [Kitchener’s Great Army in the Battle of the Somme]
(1916) England
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Geoffrey H. Malins and J.B. McDowell

Cast: General Beauvoir De Lisle [himself]

[?] British Topical Committee for War Films? production. / Cinematography by Geoffrey H. Malins and J.B. McDowell. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA in November 1916.

Documentary: World War I.

Survival status: Print exists in the Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive film archive [35mm preservation positive].

Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 26 November 2022.

References: Perry-British pp. 42-43 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Roger Smither.