Controversial ‘Battle of the Somme’ footage: authentic or staged? On the 109th anniversary of the ‘Battle of the Somme’, we are again reminded of perhaps the most iconic footage of the Great War. A cameraman seemingly captures the exact moment British troops climb from their trenches on 1 July 1916 and advance through a hail of bullets toward the German trenches. On 10 July civilian filmmaker Geoffrey Malins returned to London with 8,000 feet of film. The completed documentary, which ran for 77

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Geoffrey Malin's - The Battle of the Somme (1916 Documentry Film): Actually footage of the Battle of the Somme filmed at great risk by the film makers on the front lines. Most of the footage is actual footage of the battle and build up to it. There are a few staged scenes. According to official sources, 20 million tickets for this film were sold (in the UK) in the first 6 weeks. That would equal about half the population of Britain at the time (43 million). It has been said that this record was

51K views · 601 reactions | Discover facts about the Battle of the Somme and see how the site has changed since 1916 with footage from The Battle of the Somme film overlaid with shots of the same locations 100 years on in a poignant reminder of the impact of war. | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook