The Wipers Times
In dark times, they chose to make light
2013 | 92m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Andy de Emmony |
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| Writer: | Nick Newman, Ian Hislop |
| Staring: |
| When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive and very funny. Produced literally under enemy fire and defying both authority and gas attacks, the magazine proved a huge success with the troops on the western front. It was, above all, a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. In his spare time, Roberts also managed to win the Military Cross for gallantry. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 11, 2013 |
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| Director: | Andy de Emmony |
| Writer: | Nick Newman, Ian Hislop |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, War, TV Movie |
| Keywords | newspaper, world war i |
| Production Companies | BBC, Trademark Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ben Chaplin | Roberts |
| Julian Rhind-Tutt | Pearson |
| Michael Palin | General Mitford |
| Emilia Fox | Kate Roberts |
| Ben Daniels | Lieutenant Colonel Howfield |
| Josh O'Connor | Dodd |
| Steve Oram | Sergeant Harris |
| Patrick Fitzsymons | Deputy Features Editor |
| Jarrod Cooke | Henderson |
| Colin Ash | Smith |
| Hugh Skinner | Barnes |
| Richard Doubleday | ADC Bobby |
| Paul Kennedy | Winston Churchill |
| Emma Little | Field Nurse |
| Faolan Morgan | Chaplain |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Andy de Emmony | Director |
| Nick Newman | Writer |
| Nick Green | Music |
| Mark Garrett | Director of Photography |
| Ian Hislop | Writer |
| Stephen O'Connell | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ivan Mactaggart | Executive Producer |
| Martin Davidson | Executive Producer |
| Tim Dennison | Co-Producer |
| David Parfitt | Producer |
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