The Great Martian War 1913–1917
Genres
Overview
Documentary-drama recounting the Martian War of 1913–1917. Europe was on tenterhooks in the 2nd decade of the 20th century, everyone was expecting a Great War between the major European powers. But then, in 1913, something crashed into the forests of SW Germany. Troops were sent to investigate but were wiped out. Martian fighting machines began making their way across Western Europe and the countries of Europe combined forces to resist them. With aspects taken from ‘The War of the Worlds’ by H.G. Wells and from WWI itself, this dramatisation presents a documentary style look at events as they unfolded and the effect they had of our world today. Lots of references to real events including the mass attacks and defeats as men were thrown against machines on the Western front, the Christmas truce and the Angel of Mons, America's isolationism and late entry into the conflict, the worldwide Spanish flu epidemic that killed more people than the war, and many other things.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2013-12-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
6.273
Mark Strong
Narrator (voice)
Joan Gregson
Nerys Vaughan
Briony Glassco
Alexandra Banham
Jock McLeod
Jock Donnelly
Ian Downie
Hughie Logan
Thomas Gough
Duncan Mitchell-Myers
Hazel Douglas
Alice Hale
Ashley Bomberry
Kim Lafonde
Daniel Matmor
Lawrence Hart
Walter Stegmayer
Arnold Tockelz
Howard Jerome
Howard Klee
Ross Walton
Additional Voices (voice)
Gyuri Sarossy
Additional Voices (voice)
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