Games on the Battlefield

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Kester Lovelace
Kester Lovelace

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Nicolas Medad
Nicolas Medad

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    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.

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    2015-01-01

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