The Wipers Times

Name: The Wipers Times
Director: Andy de Emmony
Genre: Comedy, War, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 2013-09-11
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Ben Chaplin, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Palin, Emilia Fox, Ben Daniels

Directed by Andy de Emmony

Comedy

War

Drama TV Movie

20131h 32m6.3

Overview

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.