Games on the Battlefield (2015)

Year: 2015
Genres: Documentary, War
Countries: France
Languages: English
Runtime: 54 min

Name: Games on the Battlefield
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 2015
Rating: 2.0

Built on archive footage – much of it previously unseen – this film reveals one of the most unexpected legacies of the First World War -- popular participation in sports, once the realm of the elite. For four years, sport represented a welcome respite from the killing fields of Europe.