The Somme: From Defeat to Victory

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Peter Barich

Sharples

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Darren Black

Maxwell's ADC

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Steffan Boje

Hinkel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 21%

Eric Carte

Lt-Gen. Morland

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Ben Goddard

Lt. Walton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Ben Goddard

Mellor

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Wolf Kahler

General von Plessen

Age : 84 | Popularity : 38%

Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt

General von Soden

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Line Producer	David Higginson
	Executive Producer	Bill Howard Matthew Barrett
	Producer	Detlef Siebert
	Co-Producer	Volker Zielke
	Casting	Carl Proctor
Sound	Music	Alasdair Reid
Editing	Editor	Alan Lygo
Directing	Director	Detlef Siebert
Writing	Writer	Detlef Siebert
Camera	Director of Photography	Martin Patmore
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