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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.

Top Cast

  • 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

    Robert Cambrinus

    Franz Cassel

  • William Beck

    William Beck

    Bundy

Overview

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.

Rating

5.9 / 10
8 Reviews
1 Popular

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