Movie Description
The Wipers Times
(2013)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Andy de Emmony
- Producer : David Parfitt
- Writer : Ian Hislop,Nick Newman
- Editor : Stephen O'Connell
- Cast : Ben Chaplin,Julian Rhind-Tutt,Michael Palin,Emilia Fox,Ben Daniels,Josh O’Connor,Steve Oram,Patrick Fitzsymons,Jarrod Cooke,Colin Ash,Hugh Skinner,Richard Doubleday,Paul Kennedy,Emma Little,Faolan Morgan
Cast
Roberts
Pearson
General Mitford
Kate Roberts
Lieutenant Colonel Howfield
Dodd
Sergeant Harris
Deputy Features Editor
Henderson
Smith
Barnes
ADC Bobby
Winston Churchill
Field Nurse
Chaplain
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Facts
Original TitleThe Wipers Times
Status Released
Release Information
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2013-09-11
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 32m
Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01d0zrj
Production CompaniesBBC,Trademark Films
Genres
- Comedy
- War
- Drama
- TV Movie
