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The Wipers Times

In dark times, they chose to make light

2013★ 6.3 · 241h 32mComedyWarDramaTV Movie

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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.

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Josh O'Connor
as Dodd

Ben Daniels
as Lieutenant Colonel Howfield

Hugh Skinner
as Barnes

Michael Palin
as General Mitford

Emilia Fox
as Kate Roberts

Paul Kennedy
as Winston Churchill

Julian Rhind-Tutt
as Pearson

Ben Chaplin
as Roberts

Steve Oram
as Sergeant Harris

Patrick Fitzsymons
as Deputy Features Editor

Faolan Morgan
as Chaplain

Colin Ash
as Smith

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Release date: 2013-09-11

Runtime: 1h 32m

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ComedyWarDramaTV Movie

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