The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
2006 | 58m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Detlef Siebert |
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| Writer: | Detlef Siebert |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 02, 2006 |
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| Director: | Detlef Siebert |
| Writer: | Detlef Siebert |
| Genres: | History, War, Documentary |
| Keywords | world war i, trenches |
| Production Companies | BBC, NDR, The Open University |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 06, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter Barich | Sharples |
| Darren Black | Maxwell's ADC |
| Steffan Boje | Hinkel |
| Eric Carte | Lt-Gen. Morland |
| Ben Goddard | Lt. Walton |
| Ben Goddard | Mellor |
| Wolf Kahler | General von Plessen |
| Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt | General von Soden |
| Thorston Manderlay | Schmitt |
| Iain McKee | Fiddes |
| Iain McKee | Routledge |
| Crispin Redman | Lt-Col. Maxwell |
| Erich Redman | Hassler |
| Mike Rogers | Captain Tweed |
| Benedict Sandiford | Captain Johnston |
| John Shortell | Stammler |
| Alisdair Simpson | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| Peter Stark | Knaupp |
| Martin Turner | Maj-Gen. Perceval |
| John Vine | Brig-Gen. Shoubridge |
| Adam Webb | Edwards |
| Georg Alfred Wittner | Captain Fischer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alan Lygo | Editor |
| Carl Proctor | Casting |
| Alasdair Reid | Music |
| David Higginson | Line Producer |
| Detlef Siebert | Writer, Director |
| Martin Patmore | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Volker Zielke | Co-Producer |
| Detlef Siebert | Producer |
| Bill Howard | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Barrett | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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