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1917

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

on BBC Three HD

Available for 11 months

During the First World War, two soldiers must cross no-man's-land to deliver a message. If they fail, an entire battalion will be ordered over the top and into a deadly trap. Show more

Contributors

Lance Corporal Schofield:
George MacKay
Lance Corporal Blake:
Dean-Charles Chapman
Captain Smith:
Mark Strong
Lieutenant Leslie:
Andrew Scott
Lieutenant Joseph Blake :
Richard Madden
General Erinmore:
Colin Firth
Colonel MacKenzie:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Major Hepburn:
Andrew Scarborough
Writer:
Sam Mendes
Director:
Sam Mendes

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