Robert Gilson: Memoirs of an Infantry Officer (2016)

Directed by

Zander Weaver, Elliot Weaver

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

39 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of Robert Gilson, a soldier from King Edward's School Birmingham, and his experiences during the Somme campaign in World War I. It focuses on his time on the frontline. The documentary presents his personal account of the war.

somberreflectivehistoricalpersonalgroundedsubduededucationalintimate

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