The Wipers Times
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.
Year: 2013
Genre: Comedy, War, Drama, TV Movie
Studio: BBC, Trademark Films
Director: Andy de Emmony
Cast: Ben Chaplin, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Palin, Emilia Fox, Ben Daniels, Josh O'Connor
Crew: Andy de Emmony (Director), Ian Hislop (Writer), Nick Newman (Writer), Mark Garrett (Director of Photography), Martin Davidson (Executive Producer), Stephen O'Connell (Editor)
Runtime: 92 minutes
Release: Sep 11, 2013
IMDb: 6.30/10 by 24 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : newspaper, world war i
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