The Wipers Times
(DVD)
Contributors
De Emmony, Andy, film director.
Parfitt, David, 1958- film producer.
Hislop, Ian, screenwriter.
Newman, Nick, screenwriter.
Chaplin, Ben, actor.
Parfitt, David, 1958- film producer.
Hislop, Ian, screenwriter.
Newman, Nick, screenwriter.
Chaplin, Ben, actor.
Published
[United States] : PBS Distribution, 2014.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
ISBN
9781627890311, 1627890319
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Status
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Published
[United States] : PBS Distribution, 2014.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
ISBN
9781627890311, 1627890319
UPC
841887021371
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
DVD release of motion picture originally broadcast on PBS television on June 2, 2014.
Creation/Production Credits
Music by Nick Green ; editor, Stephen O'Connell ; director of photography, Mark Garrett.
Participants/Performers
Ben Chaplin, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Palin, Ben Daniels, Emilia Fox, Steve Oram, Hugh Skinner.
Description
It's 1916 and British Captain Fred Roberts and his detachment of Sherwood Foresters 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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Drama.
Great Britain. -- Army. -- Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) -- Drama.
Great Britain. -- Army. -- Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) -- Officers -- Drama.
Historical films.
Humor.
Made-for-TV movies.
Video recordings.
War films.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium -- Ieper -- Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Humor -- Drama.
Great Britain. -- Army. -- Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) -- Drama.
Great Britain. -- Army. -- Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) -- Officers -- Drama.
Historical films.
Humor.
Made-for-TV movies.
Video recordings.
War films.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium -- Ieper -- Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Humor -- Drama.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
De Emmony, A., Parfitt, D., Hislop, I., Newman, N., Chaplin, B., Rhind-Tutt, J., Palin, M., Daniels, B., & Fox, E. (2014). The Wipers Times (Widescreen version.). PBS Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andy, De Emmony et al.. 2014. The Wipers Times. [United States]: PBS Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andy, De Emmony et al.. The Wipers Times [United States]: PBS Distribution, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)De Emmony, Andy,, et al. The Wipers Times Widescreen version., PBS Distribution, 2014.
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