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The Somme

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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.

Directed byCarl Hindmarch

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
EN
Released
November 14, 2005
Studios
DSPChannel 4 TelevisionNational Geographic

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Narrator (voice)

Ed Stoppard

Ed Stoppard

Captain Charlie May

Paul Popplewell

Paul Popplewell

Greenhalgh

Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy

Sergeant Richard H. Tawney

Martin Hancock

Martin Hancock

Andrews

Raymond Waring

Raymond Waring

Lance-Corporal Sidney McCoy

Robert Cambrinus

Franz Cassel

William Beck

William Beck

Bundy

Creative team
Directed by
Carl Hindmarch
Written by
Mark Hayhurst
Carl Hindmarch
Produced by
Maciej Skalski
Michał Szczerbic
Michał Szczerbic

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