Original title:
The Wipers Times
[en]
Watch the trailer (english)
Watch the trailer (english)
The Wipers Times
[en]
In dark times, they chose to make light
When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive and very funny. Produced literally under enemy fire and defying both authority and gas attacks, the magazine proved a huge success with the troops on the western front. It was, above all, a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. In his spare time, Roberts also managed to win the Military Cross for gallantry.
Genre
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie, War
Country
United Kingdom 
Duration
1 hour 32 minutes
Release status
Released
Actors
Roberts
Ben Chaplin
Pearson
Julian Rhind-Tutt
General Mitford
Michael Palin
Kate Roberts
Emilia Fox
Lieutenant Colonel Howfield
Ben Daniels
Dodd
Josh O'Connor
Sergeant Harris
Steve Oram
Deputy Features Editor
Patrick Fitzsymons
Henderson
Jarrod Cooke
Smith
Colin Ash
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