War Horse
2011 · Movie · 146 min. · United States
Albert, the teenage son of a poor farmer, falls in love with a beautiful bay foal. When the horse, now nearly grown, is brought to auction, his father is the top bidder. Albert is thrilled and names the colt Joey, but his mother is dismayed—her husband's purchase leaves them without enough money to pay the rent. Albert trains Joey to be a plough horse so that he can earn his keep. But in 1914, when WWI begins, the army is looking for good horses and his father sells Joey without Albert's knowledge. Albert vows to find Joey one day and bring him home. Joey is bought by a kind officer, but as a war horse, he experiences the horror of battles in France. Though he endures many hardships, his courage touches the soldiers around him. "War Horse" is based on Michael Morpurgo's novel of the same name, as well as a stage adaptation. Spielberg is producing with Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Revel Guest. Scribes Lee Hall and Richard Curtis are penning the adapted script. Set against the sweeping backdrop of the Great War, storyline charts the extraordinary friendship between a boy and a horse who are separated but whose fates continue to intertwine over the course of WWI.
Direction Steven Spielberg
Cast Jeremy Irvine · Emily Watson · Peter Mullan · Niels Arestrup · Tom Hiddleston · David Thewlis · Benedict Cumberbatch · Celine Buckens · Toby Kebbell · David Kross · Liam Cunningham · Nicolas Bro · Leonhard Carow · Eddie Marsan · Patrick Kennedy · Matt Milne · Robert Emms · Hinnerk Schönemann · Geoff Bell
Soundtrack John Williams
Screenplay Lee Hall · Richard Curtis · Michael Morpurgo
Cinematography Janusz Kaminski
Original title War Horse
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