The Somme: From Defeat to Victory (2006)
Based on diaries, records and eyewitness accounts, this is the story of the two Battles of the Somme from the perspective of British and German soldiers. It shows how the major lessons learned by the British Army leadership after the disastrous first attacks of July 1916 were turned into victory at the second attempt in September 1916, arguably the turning point for the First World War.
- Released
- 2006-07-02
- Genres
- History, War, Documentary
- Runtime
- 58 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Detlef Siebert
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Peter Barich as Sharples
- Darren Black as Maxwell's ADC
- Steffan Boje as Hinkel
- Eric Carte as Lt-Gen. Morland
- Ben Goddard as Lt. Walton
- Ben Goddard as Mellor
- Wolf Kahler as General von Plessen
- Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt as General von Soden
- Thorston Manderlay as Schmitt
- Iain McKee as Fiddes
- Iain McKee as Routledge
- Crispin Redman as Lt-Col. Maxwell