The Somme

The Somme
2005
★★★☆☆ 5.7/10
⏱️ 102 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DramaDocumentary
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video
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Rent

Amazon Video

Buy

Amazon Video

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

Crew

Director
Carl Hindmarch
Writer
Mark Hayhurst, Carl Hindmarch
Producer
Maciej Skalski, Michał Szczerbic

Production

DSP, Channel 4 Television, National Geographic

Keywords

world war iinfantrybritish soldiercasualty of wartrench warfare