They Shall Not Grow Old
Synopsis
Co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary, and Imperial War Museums, to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Documentary Special Presentation - World premiere
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2019 - Perspectives
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 99 mins
- Director
-
Peter Jackson
- Producer
- Peter Jackson, Clare Olssen
- Editor
- Jabez Olssen
- Film Image
- Colourised footage artistic rendition 2018 - © THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD by WingNut Films with Peter Jackson. Original black and white film © IWM
- Funding Support
- Special thanks to Matthew & Sian Westerman with additional support from The Taylor Family Foundation, The Moondance Foundation, Welsh Government, Scottish Government, British Council, Tim Bunting, Jacqueline & Richard Worswick, plus an anonymous donor.
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW and Imperial War Museums in association with the BBC
A WingNut Films (NZ) production with support of House Productions (UK), Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, London (UK)
House Productions
1 Amwell StreetLondon
EC1R 1UL
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