

“The Great War at sea”
The film focuses on the naval warfare around the Battle of Coronel and Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. It was the last in a successful series of documentary reconstructions of First World War battles by British Instructional Films made between 1921 and 1927.

Roger Maxwell
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Lead
Craighall Sherry
Adm. Sturdee
Hans von Slock
Vice-Admiral Maximilian Reichsgraf von Spee
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Walter Summers's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”