1917 Movies

Documentary short.

Funerals of Oswaldo Cruz in Rio de Janeiro. "The great São Paulo; The arrival of the body to the gare of Praia Formosa; The exit from the iron to the...

Footage of the devastating fire in Thessaloniki that took place in 1917. A Serbian Colonel called Mihailo Mihailović aka Mika Afrika captured the even...

Gymnastic routines performed at the Joinville Military Academy

This film shows Haarlem, Netherlands, at its best: the St. Bavo Cathedral, street scenes, historic buildings, and beautiful parks and villas. Many of...

The rich uncle of "Hopeful John" objects to Betty's sister Mabel's upcoming marriage to his nephew, as he considers the family--especially Betty--to b...

Running four reels, How Uncle Sam Prepares illustrated the measures taken by the United States in the months prior to its inevitable entry into WWI.

Women of the Kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin) are shown creating pottery.

French WW1 documentary.

Women's football in Gävle in 1917. Girls in puffy shorts and long socks play on grass.

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Pathé turns its eye homeward in this edition of its History of the War series which looks at the internment of "enemy aliens" in Dorset and Surrey. It...

French Naval Academy students go through training

A soldier's father dreams the food economy helps to win the war.

A Krazy Kat short.

Sailing boats