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The Somme

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.

1h 42m2005TMDb 5.9

DramaDocumentary

English

Crew and Cast

Carl HindmarchDirectorTilda SwintonTilda SwintonNarrator (voice)Ed StoppardEd StoppardCaptain Charlie MayPaul PopplewellPaul PopplewellGreenhalghPatrick KennedyPatrick KennedySergeant Richard H. TawneyMartin HancockMartin HancockAndrewsRaymond WaringRaymond WaringLance-Corporal Sidney McCoy
Robert CambrinusFranz CasselWilliam BeckWilliam BeckBundy

Storyline

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.

  • DSP
  • Channel 4 Television
  • National Geographic

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Info

Status
Released
Released
14 November 2005
Runtime
1h 42m
TMDB score
5.9 / 10 (8 votes)

Production

Director
Carl Hindmarch
Writers
Mark Hayhurst, Carl Hindmarch
Studios
DSP, Channel 4 Television, National Geographic
Countries
United Kingdom

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English