The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
Release Date: 2006-07-02
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.
Rating: 10 / 10
Cast
Peter Barich
as Sharples
Darren Black
as Maxwell's ADC
Steffan Boje
as Hinkel
Eric Carte
as Lt-Gen. Morland
Ben Goddard
as Lt. Walton
Crew
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Detlef Siebert - Director
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Matthew Barrett - Executive Producer
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Detlef Siebert - Writer
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Martin Patmore - Director of Photography
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Volker Zielke - Co-Producer
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