The Wipers Times
2013
In dark times, they chose to make light
- Andy de Emmony
- 1h 32m
- September 11, 2013 · United Kingdom
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 11, 2013
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Trademark Films,BBC
- Cast
- Faolan Morgan,Emilia Fox,Colin Ash,Julian Rhind-Tutt,Ben Chaplin,Hugh Skinner,Steve Oram,Ben Daniels,Michael Palin,Josh O'Connorand 5 more
- Director
- Andy de Emmony
- Writer
- Ian Hislop,Nick Newman
- Cinematography
- Mark Garrett
- Music
- Nick Green
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
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