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Francine Stock explores how World War I changed art, words and society.

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World War One: The Cultural Front: Series 5: 1918: Chaplin Goes to War

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The propaganda and protest art that comes from America at war

Francine Stock examines the response of artists and movie stars to U.S. troops arriving on the Western Front.

As large numbers of U.S. troops start arriving on the Western Front in 1918, Francine Stock examines the response of artists and movie stars to their country's commitment to war.

The Bryce report on alleged German outrages causes George Bellows, one of the most acclaimed American artists of his generation, to drastically change his views on the war effort.  The nephew of modernist painter Claggett Wilson talks about his uncles ability to portray the feeling, not just the sight, of war.

And Charlie Chaplin moves away from what he calls 'sausage pictures' to make Shoulder Arms - a film about a private with dreams of becoming a war hero.

Plus, in Britain, the mysterious lost film of David Lloyd George, and how Shakespeare was misquoted in the name of war.

Presenter: Francine Stock
Producers: Georgia Catt and Mark Burman
Production Coordinator: Anne Smith

World War One: The Cultural Front: Series 5

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Francine Stock explores how World War I changed art, words and society in 1918.

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