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1917 is a 2019 British war film directed and produced by Sam Mendes, who co-wrote it with Krysty Wilson-Cairns.Partially inspired by stories told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather Alfred about his service during World War I, [7] the film takes place after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich, and follows two British soldiers, Will Schofield (George MacKay ...
How German soldiers struggle with life in post-war Germany. D 1938 US The Shopworn Angel: H. C. Potter: Shortly after the United States enters World War I in 1917, a Broadway actress agrees to let a naive soldier court her in order to impress his friends, but a real romance soon begins. D, R S 1938 US Alexander's Ragtime Band: Henry King: A, M ...
Sergeant York is a 1941 American biographical film about the life of Alvin C. York, one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War I.Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper in the title role, the film was a critical and commercial success, and became the highest-grossing film of 1941.
The film has received generally positive reviews, praised for its historical accuracy, cast, and intense action. Military.com wrote: "The script is compelling on several levels. Whittlesey, the bookish-looking New York lawyer turned soldier, is the Everyman Warrior that viewers enjoy identifying with.
Based on a true story, the film is about a group of British miners (known as "Claykickers" or “Manchester Moles”) recruited during World War I to tunnel underneath no man's land and place mines below the German front for the Battle of Messines in 1917. 10,000 German soldiers were killed instantly after the detonation of explosives beneath their lines.
The letter has been published in The Times and received much attention because Sassoon is considered a hero for acts of valour — that are perhaps suicidally rash — and has received the Military Cross, which later Sassoon throws away. With the string-pulling and guidance of Robert Graves, a fellow poet and friend, the army sends Sassoon to ...
Gallipoli is a 1981 Australian war drama film directed by Peter Weir and produced by Patricia Lovell and Robert Stigwood, starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee.The film revolves around several young men from Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Army during World War I.
Corporal Paris, the other soldier on the mission, confronts Roget, who denies any wrongdoing and falsifies his report to Colonel Dax. The next morning, the attack on the Anthill is a failure. Dax leads the first wave of soldiers over the top into no man's land under heavy rifle and machine gun fire. None of the men reach the German trenches ...