Days That Shook the World The Christmas Truce (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

Days That Shook the World

The Christmas Truce (Season 2, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

Recreates the temporary cessation of hostilities in the trenches of the Western Front in December 1914, including the famous football match between the British and German troops, and the repercussions among the generals.

Director

Nic Young

Cinematographer

Brian McDairmant

Editor

Simon Greenwood

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 11, 2004

Release date

Oct 11, 2004 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 4 nominations

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Patrick Allen Sir John French Sir John French See fewer	Dial M for Murder (1954)
Alan Booty German Soldier German Soldier See fewer	The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
Stephan Erdman Karl Meier Karl Meier See fewer	Fear (I) (2021)
Rio Fanning Horace Smith-Dorrien Horace Smith-Dorrien See fewer	Relic Hunter (1999)
Adrian Fear Sir Edward Hulse Sir Edward Hulse See fewer	Dragon Kingdom (2018)
Charles Hunt Douglas Haig Douglas Haig See fewer	Frostbite: Proof of Concept Film (2012)
Chris Rogers Joseph Sewald Joseph Sewald See fewer	Here (II) (2024)
Andrew Venning Private Private See fewer	I See You (2006)