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1914: The Last Days Before the War

1914: The Last Days Before the War

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WarDrama

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The film focuses on the leadership of the Great Powers of Europe in the days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

20 January 1931

Country

Germany

Cast

Heinrich George

Heinrich George

Jean Jaurès

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg

Eugen Klöpfer

Eugen Klöpfer

Franz Joseph I.

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Sergei Dmitrijewitsch Sasonow

Lucie Höflich

Lucie Höflich

Alexandra

Hans Peppler

Hans Peppler

Count Pourtales

Alfred Abel

Alfred Abel

Leopold Graf Berchtold

Theodor Loos

Theodor Loos

Paléologue

Fritz Alberti

Fritz Alberti

Buchanan

Heinrich Schroth

Heinrich Schroth

Erich von Falkenhayn

Reinhold Schünzel

Reinhold Schünzel

Nikolaus II.

Fritz Odemar

Fritz Odemar

Lichnowsky

Viktor de Kowa

Viktor de Kowa

Michael

Paul Bildt

Paul Bildt

Arthur Nicolson

Hermann Wlach

Hermann Wlach

Gottlieb von Jagow

Wolfgang von Schwindt

Wolfgang von Schwindt

Moltke

Karl Staudt

Karl Staudt

Ladislaus of Szögyény-Marich

Bernhard Goetzke

Bernhard Goetzke

Peter I of Serbia

Olaf Fjord

Olaf Fjord

Alexander of Serbia

Alfred Gerasch

Alfred Gerasch

Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf

Ferdinand Hart

Ferdinand Hart

General Nikolai Nikolajewitsch

Alexander Granach

Alexander Granach

Jaurès' Friend

Bruno Ziener

Bruno Ziener

Freiherr von Schoen

Ernst Dernburg

Ernst Dernburg

German General

Carl Goetz

Carl Goetz

Jules Cambon

Ferdinand von Alten

Ferdinand von Alten

Viviana

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