维伯斯时报
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战争日报
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The War Is Not Funny, Sir! - Wir schießen auch mit Worten
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戰爭日報
director:
Andy De Emmony
playwright:
Ian Hislop
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Nick Newman
actor:
Ben Chaplin
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Julian Rhind-Tutt
genre:
Drama
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Comedy
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War
region:
United Kingdom
language:
English
length: 1h 32m
release date: 2013-09-11
IMDb: tt2763790
overview
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.