Built on archive footage – much of it previously unseen – this film reveals one of the most unexpected legacies of the First World War -- popular participation in sports, once the realm of the elite. For four years, sport represented a welcome respite from the killing fields of Europe.

Cast:Kester Lovelace, Nicolas Medad,

Genre:Documentary, War,

country:France,

Production:ECPAD, Gaumont-Pathe Archives,