Vimy-Ridge

Hansen's Soldiers!(de)

A young boy in a sailor suit plays with three dolls, representing German soldiers. He slowly nods off and in his dreams they come alive.

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(en)

The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history -- Sgt. Stubby -- and the enduring bonds he forged with his brothers-in-arms in the trenches of World War I.

Women's Letters(fr)

Sea Dreams(xx)

First World War animated propaganda short, extolling Britain's naval history and mocking the German navy.

Aurora's Sunrise(hy)

The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.

The Man Who Planted Trees(fr)

The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the 20th century.

The Jockstrap Raiders(en)

The Jockstrap Raiders takes place during World War I in Leeds, England. A group of underdog misfits are excluded from the war due to various abnormalities. Threatened by the invading German Kaiser and his army, they must learn to become a team and overcome their deficiencies in order to save Britain and the world.

War Theater(fr)

During a theatrical performance featuring puppets glorifying war, a wounded soldier is taken backstage where he unveils the truth about war.

The Little Tin Soldiers(fr)

With Jean-Baptiste at the front, Louise takes care of Bébé with the help of Uncle Pierre. The letters she receives from Jean-Baptiste worry her, but Pierre distracts Bébé with a box of tin soldiers. That night, Bébé has a dream of his soldiers vanquishing the enemy, and the next morning, Jean-Baptiste surprises the family by returning home.

Bully Boy(en)

Lightning sketch propaganda stirs outrage about Reims bombing, and features a British bulldog eating the German sausage.

Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase(cs)

Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku(cs)

The Good Soldier Shweik(ru)

An average soldier is caught up in the cogs of an inhuman war machine during the First World War.

John Bull's Sketch Book(en)

A combination of Lightning Sketches along with stop-motion animation illustrate England's reactions and responses in World War One.

A.W.O.L.(en)

A soldier impatient for his discharge from the army after the armistice ending World War I goes absent without leave and is faced with the consequences of his actions.

The Trenches(fr)

This animated short by Claude Cloutier is a pictorial account of an attack on Canadian soldiers during WWI. On the edge of the battlefield, recruits are dreading the order to attack. At the signal, a young soldier leaps into a hell of fire and blood where the earth engulfs both the living and the dead. Blending archival images and Cloutier’s hypnotizing brushstroke, the film is a dazzling illustration of the futility of war.

Dumb Patrol(en)

Biplane battles over France in World War I between Bugs and Baron (Yosemite) Sam Von Shamm.

What Price Porky(en)

Porky tries to feed his chickens, but some ducks steal the corn he puts out, then declare war. The battle rages, with the ducks against the chickens, sometimes in wing-to-wing combat, but also aerial attacks, and Porky finally turning the tide with his machine gun improvised from a wringer washer and a bag of corn. But the ducks still get the last laugh.

Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče(cs)

Day of Glory(fr)

The night before the offensive, a soldier hides in the bottom of an underground. Outside, the war shakes the ground and the man prepares himself with the inescapable... In this stop motion animated film, the bodies of the soldiers become again matter, alloy of earth and steel, curdled in death for eternity.