The Somme
7.3
2005
1 hr 42 min
Drama
, Documentary
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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- Cast：
- Tilda Swinton , Ed Stoppard , Paul Popplewell , Patrick Kennedy , Martin Hancock , Raymond Waring , William Beck
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