A Letter from the Western Front

Overview

In Belleau Wood, France, during the Great War, a soldier named John writes a letter home to his wife Sara in Milwaukee. He writes that her picture "helps me remember what it was like to be me." He tells her about sorties into No Man's Land, and that they have orders tonight to charge. Then, his letter becomes a report of that charge: toward an armed German soldier who doesn't fire, even when John reaches him and jumps into the trench beside him. What happens next brings silence and an end to the letter.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 17, 1999

Original language

English

Production

Imperial War Museums,Tisch School of the Arts (NYU),Ex Mortis Films,Marathon County Public Library,New York Public Library,MovieScore Media

Cast

Brian K. Vaughan

Director

Daniel M. Kanemoto

Writer

Daniel M. Kanemoto,Daniel T. Erdman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0209097