Top Cast
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Tom Cuthbertson
Corporal Harris
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Josh Harper
Private Smith
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Torin Pocock
Lieutenant Barnes
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Adam Seigel
Private Hutchins
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Andrew Goddard
Captain Longford
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Jack Alan Major
Private Lowe
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Jason Givens
Private Greening
Overview
During World War One, a British Army corporal tries to save his young friend from a terrible injustice.
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