Tsar Nicholas II of Russia relaxes with his family; Zola and Madame Dreyfus leave the prison where Captain Dreyfus is held, convicted of treason; Pavlova dances; Wilbur Wright demonstrates his flying machine. In this unique film scrapbook there are also glimpses of Edward VII, Rodin, Renoir, Bernhardt, Tolstoy, and many other historic figures who lived through the expansive era which ended for ever in August 1914.
Introduced by Walter Cronkite.