Drama ·Documentary · United Kingdom · 2005 · 1h 42m

The Somme

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Director
Carl Hindmarch
Cast
Tilda Swinton as Narrator (voice) Ed Stoppard as Captain Charlie May Paul Popplewell as Greenhalgh Patrick Kennedy as Sergeant Richard H. Tawney Martin Hancock as Andrews Raymond Waring as Lance-Corporal Sidney McCoy
Crew
Mark Hayhurst — Writer Carl Hindmarch — Writer Maciej Skalski — Producer Michał Szczerbic — Producer
Synopsis

Drama-documentary recounting the events of the 1st July 1916 and the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during the First World War. Told through the letters and journals of soldiers who were there.

Mood & Themes
world war iinfantrydocudramabritish soldiercasualty of war1910strench warfarebattle of the somme
Key Collaborators
Carl Hindmarch Director Mark Hayhurst Writer Carl Hindmarch Writer Maciej Skalski Producer Michał Szczerbic Producer
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