Geoffrey Malin's - The Battle of the Somme (1916 Documentry Film): Actually footage of the Battle of the Somme filmed at great risk by the film makers on the front lines. Most of the footage is actual footage of the battle and build up to it. There are a few staged scenes. According to official sources, 20 million tickets for this film were sold (in the UK) in the first 6 weeks. That would equal about half the population of Britain at the time (43 million). It has been said that this record was

Discover facts about the Battle of the Somme and see how the site has changed since 1916 with footage from The Battle of the Somme film overlaid with shots of the same locations 100 years on in a poignant reminder of the impact of war. | Imperial War Museum London