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Battle of the Somme
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The Battle of the Somme is a 1916 British documentary and propaganda film commissioned by Lloyd George. Shot by two official cinematographers, Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell, the film depicts the British Army's preparations for, and the early stages of, the battle of the Somme. Since then, debate has raged over the only combat footage of the battle. Is the footage real or is it propaganda?
For the first time a team of First World War investigators is trying to do what no one has ever done - use forensic science to solve a 100-year-old mystery trapped on film. On that day in 1916, men from the First Newfoundland Regiment went over the trenches and into history. They were virtually wiped out. This film gives the opportunity for the descendants of those brave men to march back in time to find out what they went through, the silent film shot on The Somme surrenders its secrets. Together they reveal what really happened on that fateful day.
- Upfront Entertainment
- 90 mins approx.
- E
- 1.66:1
- English
- 1
- 2
Battle of the Somme
RRP: A$26.99
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Save: A$9.00
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The Battle of the Somme is a 1916 British documentary and propaganda film commissioned by Lloyd George. Shot by two official cinematographers, Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell, the film depicts the British Army's preparations for, and the early stages of, the battle of the Somme. Since then, debate has raged over the only combat footage of the battle. Is the footage real or is it propaganda?
For the first time a team of First World War investigators is trying to do what no one has ever done - use forensic science to solve a 100-year-old mystery trapped on film. On that day in 1916, men from the First Newfoundland Regiment went over the trenches and into history. They were virtually wiped out. This film gives the opportunity for the descendants of those brave men to march back in time to find out what they went through, the silent film shot on The Somme surrenders its secrets. Together they reveal what really happened on that fateful day.
- Upfront Entertainment
- 90 mins approx.
- E
- 1.66:1
- English
- 1
- 2
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