American Experience

The Great War: Part 1

American neutrality is eroded by reports of German atrocities and submarine attacks, leading Wilson to proclaim that “the world must be made safe for democracy.”

The Great War: Culture Change

30s

The Great War tells the rich and complex story of WWI through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” The series explores the experiences of African American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native American “code talkers” and others whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten.

Previews + Extras

  • Anti-German Hysteria: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Anti-German Hysteria

    S29 E8 - 2m 30s

    Composer Tom Phillips believes that music for film can generally be divided into two categories: internal and observational. In this Scene Breakdown, Phillips discusses his approach to scoring a scene from The Great War.

  • Boot Camp: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Boot Camp

    S29 E8 - 2m 2s

    Composer Peter Rundquist begins his composition process with research of the film topic, and watching the film itself. In this Scene Breakdown, Rundquist explains his approach to scoring a scene from The Great War.

  • Mr. Pilates: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mr. Pilates

    S29 E8 - 2m 38s

    Joseph Pilates was born in Germany in 1883. Living in England at the outbreak of WWI, Pilates was interned as an “enemy alien.” During his time in the internment camp, he developed a fitness regime for himself and his fellow prisoners. At the end of the war he returned to Germany, where his fitness method, which he called “Contrology,” became popular in the dance community.

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