War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme (2014)
2014 · 1h 29m · Documentary, History, TV Movie, War
Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie, War
The 1916 Battle of the Somme remains the most famous battle of World War I, remembered for its bloodshed and its limited territorial gains. What is often overlooked, however, is the literary importance of the Somme: more writers and poets fought in it than in any other battle in history.
Director: Sebastian Barfield
Cinematography: Ian Salvage
Editor: Ed Ison, Stuart Davies
Cast
Michael Sheen as Narrator (voice)Peter Barton as Himself - First World War HistorianMax Egremont as Himself - Biographer, Siegfried SassoonChristophe Fricker as Himself - Literary HistorianJohn Garth as Himself - Author, Tolkien and the Great WarWilliam Graves as Himself - Son of Robert GravesJean Moorcroft Wilson as Herself - Biographer, Siegfried SassoonPaul O'Prey as Himself - Editor, Selected Poems: Robert GravesJonathon Riley as Himself - Royal Welch FusiliersJon Stallworthy as Himself - Editor, The Oxford Book of War PoetryNigel Steel as Himself - Principal Historian, Imperial War MuseumsMichael Symmons Roberts as Himself - PoetMore like this
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