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Infamous assassinations. Episode 25, The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand / producer/directors, Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright ; produced by Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd. for BBC Worldwide Ltd.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, 1863-1914--Assassination.
- Franz Ferdinand.
- World War, 1914-1918--Causes.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)--History--20th century.
- Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (27 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- Franz Ferdinand
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2007.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Get ready to witness the 20th Century's most damaging and outrageous assassination attempts, first-hand. From the assassination of John F. Kennedy to the gunning down of Mahatma Gandhi, the tragic shooting of John Lennon to the brutal bombing of one of Hitler's henchmen, this series brings you as close to the killers as the cameramen themselves - which sometimes means just a few feet. Using rare archive footage and reconstructions, each episode focuses on a different story, from attacks on royalty, politicians and guerrilla leaders to media personalities who all, for one reason or another, stepped in the way of an assassin determined to bring their lives to an end. Many of their motives have remained shrouded in mystery. Until now ... A group of Serbian nationalists were determined to kill the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Two of the assassins had bombs and one, a student named Gavril Princep, had a pistol. When the bombs failed, the Archduke's car took another route and almost stopped outside the café where Princep was sitting. Within seconds, the Archduke and his wife were mortally wounded. The events of that day on Sunday 28 June led to the outbreak of World War I. This film explains the political context in the Balkans and in Europe.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Robert Powell.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 25, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1101010743
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