Rent Whicker's War (2004)
4.1 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 38min
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- Synopsis:
In this remarkable series for Channel 4, Alan Whicker - one of television's most respected and distinguished broadcasters - reveals how his career began during the turmoil of the Second World War. As an 18-year-old army officer, Alan Whicker joined the British Army Film and Photo Unit as it followed the Allied advance through Italy, from Sicily to Venice. He filmed the troops on the front line (particularly at Anzio), met Montgomery and other military luminaries, filmed the battered body of Mussolini after his execution and accepted the surrender of the SS in Milan. 'Whicker's War' is Alan Whicker's most intensely personal television project to date, full of classic Whicker observations and wit. Sixty years later, he reflects on his wartime experiences, including the deaths of friends and his own lucky survival, as he takes you on a riveting journey retracing his steps through Italy. The stunning scenery through which he travels is set against truly remarkable and previously unseen footage of the Italian campaign of 1943 and 1944, captured by his own army film unit. - Actors:
- Mark Everson, Alan Whicker
- Directors:
- David Hart, Joe Hart
- Producers:
- David Hart, Joe Hart
- Narrated By:
- Alan Whicker
- Studio:
- DD Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
