Film

The Wipers Times

2013 · 1h 32m · Comedy · War · Drama

In dark times, they chose to make light

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

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.

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

Jarrod Cooke

Henderson

Colin Ash

Smith

Hugh Skinner

Barnes

Richard Doubleday

ADC Bobby

Paul Kennedy

Winston Churchill

Emma Little

Field Nurse

Faolan Morgan

Chaplain

• Andy de EmmonyDirector
• Ian HislopWriter
• Nick NewmanWriter
• David ParfittProducer
• Martin DavidsonExecutive Producer
• Ivan MactaggartExecutive Producer
• Mark GarrettDirector of Photography
• Nick GreenOriginal Music Composer
• Stephen O'ConnellEditor

Trailer

Release date

September 11, 2013

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

12

Genres

Comedy, War, Drama, TV Movie

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