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1917 (1970)

1917 poster
Directed by
Stephen Weeks
Genre
war
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
34 min
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War I, a British soldier is sent on a mission across no-man's-land. He must deliver a message to stop a deadly attack.

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What happens

1917 is a 1970 British short dramatic film directed by Stephen Weeks and starring Timothy Bateson, David Leland, and Geoffrey Davies. It was written by Weeks based on the play The Gap by Derek Barnham, and produced by Tony Tenser. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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