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Walter's War (2008)

Walter's War (2008)

Drama History War TV Movie
Release Date: 2008, November 9
Directors: Alrick Riley
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC
Cast: Mark Wingett, Michael Wildman, O-T Fagbenle, Jonathan Cullen, Kit Young, Jenny Hulse, Ewan Stewart, Kwame Kwei-Armah, David Oakes, Zac Fox, Chris Starkie, Dugald Bruce Lockhart

Overview:

Drama inspired by the life of Walter Tull who, after years in an orphanage, went on to become a professional footballer and then the first black commissioned officer to lead British troops during WW1. The action concerns Tull's turbulent passage from ordinary soldier to extraordinary officer at officer training camp, where he had to face his own demons as well as fight the prejudice that surrounded him