The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
10.0
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2006
58m
History
War
Documentary
Overview
Based on diaries, records and eyewitness accounts, this is the story of the two Battles of the Somme from the perspective of British and German soldiers. It shows how the major lessons learned by the British Army leadership after the disastrous first attacks of July 1916 were turned into victory at the second attempt in September 1916, arguably the turning point for the First World War.
Directed by Detlef Siebert
Top cast
P
Peter Barich
SharplesD
Darren Black
Maxwell's ADC
Steffan Boje
Hinkel
Eric Carte
Lt-Gen. MorlandB
Ben Goddard
Lt. WaltonB
Ben Goddard
Mellor
Wolf Kahler
General von Plessen
Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt
General von Soden
Thorston Manderlay
Schmitt
Iain McKee
FiddesIain McKee
Routledge
Crispin Redman
Lt-Col. Maxwell
Erich Redman
HasslerM
Mike Rogers
Captain Tweed
Benedict Sandiford
Captain JohnstonJ
John Shortell
Stammler
Alisdair Simpson
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Peter Stark
KnauppM
Martin Turner
Maj-Gen. Perceval
John Vine
Brig-Gen. ShoubridgeDetails
Status
Released
Release date
July 2, 2006
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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