We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918

This documentary recounts the devastating 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed millions just as the First World War was ending. Narrated with expert insight, it traces how a new and terrifying illness swept the globe and overwhelmed communities already scarred by war. The film draws sober lessons about how societies respond to sudden mass sickness. It is a moving, historically rich account of one of the deadliest outbreaks the world has known. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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