Apocalypse: Verdun

Plot Summary

February 1916. World War I has been raging for two years and has killed over three million people, neither side gaining the upper hand. The Germans mobilize more artillery and men in Verdun than in any other offensive -- for three hundred days -- but the French hold out. Constructed from over five hundred hours of restored, colorized archival footage.

Top Cast

Mathieu Kassovitz Narrator (voice)

Joseph Joffre Self (archive footage)

Philippe Pétain Self (archive footage)