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Peter Jackson’s new film, “They Shall Not Grow Old” (2018)

Audibly Speaking: Listening to History

English - December 17, 2018 23:34 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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“Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson has a new film about World War I, “They Shall Not Grow Old.”  Using new technologies and old-fashioned respect for the facts, Jackson has crafted a documentary that brings old newsreels vividly to live, converting what the film was able to capture into what the cameramen of 1918...

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“Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson has a new film about World War I, “They Shall Not Grow Old.”  Using new technologies and old-fashioned respect for the facts, Jackson has crafted a documentary that brings old newsreels vividly to live, converting what the film was able to capture into what the cameramen of 1918 actually saw through their lens. What other new ways of making history come alive through film has Jackson discovered?