War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme

9.5 2014 89 min

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: mor…

About

Key details for this title

Director: Sebastian Barfield

Cast

The cast behind this title

Michael Sheen Narrator (voice)

Peter Barton Himself - First World War Historian

Max Egremont Himself - Biographer, Siegfried Sassoon

Christophe Fricker Himself - Literary Historian

John Garth Himself - Author, Tolkien and the Great War

William Graves Himself - Son of Robert Graves

Jean Moorcroft Wilson Herself - Biographer, Siegfried Sassoon

Paul O'Prey Himself - Editor, Selected Poems: Robert Graves

Jonathon Riley Himself - Royal Welch Fusiliers

Jon Stallworthy Himself - Editor, The Oxford Book of War Poetry

Nigel Steel Himself - Principal Historian, Imperial War Museums

Michael Symmons Roberts Himself - Poet

Charlotte Zeepvat Herself - Biographer, W.N. Hodgson

You may like

More titles like this one

They Shall Not Grow Old

They Shall Not Grow Old

2000 Meters to Andriivka

2000 Meters to Andriivka

Father Soldier Son

Father Soldier Son

We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company

We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company

20 Days in Mariupol

20 Days in Mariupol

For Sama

Restrepo

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

The Soviet Story

The Soviet Story

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

Korengal

Audrey

The Battle of San Pietro

The Battle of San Pietro

The Bloody Hundredth

The Bloody Hundredth

Virunga

Last Days in Vietnam

Last Days in Vietnam

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light