DVD

The Wipers Times. / Trademark Films ; written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman ; produced by David Parfitt ; directed by Andy de Emmony.

De Emmony, Andy, (film director.). Parfitt, David, 1958- (film producer.). Hislop, Ian, (screenwriter.). Newman, Nick, (screenwriter.). Chaplin, Ben, (actor.). Rhind-Tutt, Julian, 1968- (actor.). Palin, Michael, (actor.). Trademark Films, (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm) (Added Author). Ben Chaplin, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Palin, Ben Daniels, Emilia Fox, Steve Oram, Hugh Skinner. (Cast).

Summary:

It's 1916 and British Captain Fred Roberts and his detachment discover an abandoned printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium. Roberts has an idea, he will produce a newspaper to raise the spirits of his soldiers, taking their minds off 'the attentions of Messrs Hun and Co.' They call it The Wipers Times, after the army slang for Ypres, and fill it with spoofs, jokes, and subversive comedy. A hit with the troops on the Western Front, it also incurs the wrath of top brass who want it banned.

Record details

ISBN: 9781627890311
ISBN: 1627890319
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Distributor: [United States] : PBS Distribution, 2014.
Copyright: ℗♭2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Originally broadcast on PBS television on June 2, 2014.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music by Nick Green; editor, Stephen O'Connell; director of photography, Mark Garrett.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ben Chaplin, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Palin, Ben Daniels, Emilia Fox, Steve Oram, Hugh Skinner.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; widescreen presentation; NTSC, region 1; stereo sound.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.