# They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

> Peter Jackson turns fractured First World War archives into an intimate, startlingly immediate portrait of British soldiers enduring the machinery of trench warfare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/379127

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Documentary, History, War
- Director: Peter Jackson
- Cast: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby, Attwood, Walter Aust, Donald Bain, Thomas Baker, George Banton
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7905466/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, intimate, solemn, history study, remembrance day

## Synopsis

Witness the harrowing reality of World War I through groundbreaking technology that brings history to life.

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