Christmas at the Front (1914) - First World War | BFI National Archive

2,835 views · Published 8 December 2014 · 1:12 · Indexed 24 September 2026

Channel: BFI · 2014 · Film & Animation

Watch on YouTube

Christmas at the Front (1914) | BFI National Archive
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI.
Watch more films from 1914 on the BFI Player: http://bit.ly/1pffvkP

By December 1914 it was clear that the war wouldn't "all be over by Christmas", as many had hoped. British audiences were eager for news from the Front, and newsreels like Topical Budget freely obliged, filming behind the lines during the early months of the conflict. This poignant item shows Allied troops (probably Belgian) enjoying a break from fighting - comforting scenes for viewers back home.

Watch more on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute
Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+britishfilminstitute/

More from this channel

• 0:08 Ludlow Castle, Shropshire (1926)

  BFI

  4,386 views · 23 June 2008

• 1:12 Mike Hodges on Flash Gordon (1980) | BFI

  BFI

  3,757 views · 29 August 2014

• 3:07 James McAvoy on The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby | BFI #LFF

  BFI

  3,411 views · 18 October 2014

• 3:59 Set Fire to the Stars cast and crew featurette | BFI

  BFI

  1,857 views · 7 November 2014

• 1:20 Aerial Submarine (1910) – extract | BFI National Archive

  BFI

  3,253 views · 14 November 2014

• 1:07 Horses' New Year's Dinner (1916) | BFI National Archive

  BFI

  1,874 views · 1 January 2015

• 11:38 Superbob Q&A with Jon Drever and Brett Goldstein: World Premiere at LOCO Film Festival | BFI

  BFI

  4,307 views · 30 January 2015

• 0:49 War Time Weddings (1915) | BFI National Archive

  BFI

  3,067 views · 20 February 2015