The Somme (film)
| The Somme | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | M.A. Wetherell |
| Produced by | E. Gordon Craig |
| Written by |
Geoffrey Barkas Boyd Cable |
| Cinematography |
Sydney Blythe Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Barkas |
Production company |
New Era Films |
| Distributed by | New Era Films |
Release dates | September 1927 |
Running time | 8,100 feet [1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Somme is a 1927 British documentary film directed by M.A. Wetherell. It re-examined the 1916 Battle of the Somme during the First World War.
Production
It was made at Isleworth Studios using a docudrama format. It involved a number of the personnel who had previously worked on a successful series of documentary reconstructions of First World War battles by British Instructional Films released between 1921 and 1927. British Instructional Films had finished their series with The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands, and Geoffrey Barkas moved to the newly established New Era films to carry on the cycle. When Barkas fell ill, Wetherell was brought in to take over the project. Although Wetherell received the directors credit, much of the film was made by Barkas and Boyd Cable.[2]
The following year the company released another docudrama, Q-Ships.
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
- Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- The Somme at the Internet Movie Database
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