All the King's Men (1999)
- Directed by
- Julian Jarrold
- Genre
- drama, war, mystery
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A British battalion of soldiers is assembled during World War I from a group of estate workers and servants. Based on a true story, it follows their experiences on the front lines and the tragedy that befalls them.
somberpoignantgrittyslow-burnmelancholicreflectivebleakhumanizinghistorical
What happens
All the King's Men is a British World War I television drama by the BBC starring David Jason, first broadcast on Remembrance Sunday, 14 November 1999. The film derives its title from a line in the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme and is based on a 1992 book, The Vanished Battalion by the film's co-producer, Nigel McCrery. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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