Documentary about the Battle of Jutland, a naval battle during World War I between the British and German fleets, which took place on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea, off the west coast of Denmark. It re-creates the events of the battle and examines why the number of British warships that sank was so much higher than the number of German ships that were lost. Shown to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the battle.
Cinematography
CGI ship models that actually feel massive.
Writing
Dan Snow makes admirals' mistakes painfully clear.
Director
Alicia Arce
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The documentary used detailed ship logs and gunnery records to recreate shell trajectories minute-by-minute. Some sequences match actual wireless transmissions from 1916.
Released for the centenary when both British and German navies held joint memorials — a rarity for WWI commemorations, showing how naval culture transcends national enmity.
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