The Wipers Times (2013)
In dark times, they chose to make light
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.
Rated
12
Year
2013
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
11 September 2013
TMDB
6.3 (25)
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Ben Chaplin
Roberts
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Pearson
Michael Palin
General Mitford
Emilia Fox
Kate Roberts
Ben Daniels
Lieutenant Colonel Howfield
Josh O'Connor
Dodd
Steve Oram
Sergeant Harris
Patrick Fitzsymons
Deputy Features Editor
J
Jarrod Cooke
Henderson
C
Colin Ash
Smith
Hugh Skinner
Barnes
Richard Doubleday
ADC Bobby
Paul Kennedy
Winston Churchill
Emma Little
Field Nurse
F
Faolan Morgan
Chaplain
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