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The Somme

2005102 min 5.9 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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.

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Release / first air2005-11-14
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Documentary
DirectorCarl Hindmarch
WriterMark Hayhurst
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionDSP, Channel 4 Television

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8 cast members
Tilda SwintonTilda SwintonNarrator (voice)
Ed StoppardEd StoppardCaptain Charlie May
Paul PopplewellPaul PopplewellGreenhalgh
Patrick KennedyPatrick KennedySergeant Richard H. Tawney
Martin HancockMartin HancockAndrews
Raymond WaringRaymond WaringLance-Corporal Sidney McCoy
Robert CambrinusRobert CambrinusFranz Cassel
William BeckWilliam BeckBundy

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#world war i#infantry#docudrama#british soldier#casualty of war#1910s#trench warfare#battle of the somme

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