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Lyceum to Screen WWI Documentary ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’

The Lyceum (201 S. Washington Street) will host a screening next Saturday, Nov. 16 of Peter Jackson’s acclaimed World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old.

The film stabilizes and colorizes footage from World War I and plays audio from interviews with servicemen who fought in the war.

The event is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. Popcorn at the screening is free, with soft drinks, beer and wine for sale.

The event will also feature an introduction from Jimmie McClellan, who teaches history at Northern Virginia Community College.

Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures

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