world war i,infantry,british soldier,casualty of war,trench warfare

The Somme (2005)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Carl Hindmarch
  • Profile picture of Tilda Swinton
    Narrator (voice) Tilda Swinton
  • Profile picture of Ed Stoppard
    Captain Charlie May Ed Stoppard
  • Profile picture of Paul Popplewell
    Greenhalgh Paul Popplewell
  • Profile picture of Patrick Kennedy
    Sergeant Richard H. Tawney Patrick Kennedy
  • Profile picture of Martin Hancock
    Andrews Martin Hancock
  • Profile picture of Raymond Waring
    Lance-Corporal Sidney McCoy Raymond Waring
  • Profile picture of William Beck
    Bundy William Beck

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Keywords

  • world war i
  • infantry
  • british soldier
  • casualty of war
  • trench warfare