All the King's Men

original title:
All the King's Men
other titles:
Masterpiece Theatre: All the King's Men
country / year of production:
Great Britain , USA / 1999
original length:
120 min. , color
premiere:
14 November 1999
genre:
adventure
based on:
Nigel McCrery. The vanished battalion. London: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
director:
Julian Jarrold
film script:
Alma Cullen , Nigel McCrery
producer:
Gareth Neame
cinematographer:
David Odd
editor:
Chris Gill
composer:
Adrian Johnston
cast (role):
David Jason (Capt. Frank Beck) , Maggie Smith (Queen Alexandra) , William Ash (Sgt. Ted Grimes) , Sonya Walger (Lady Frances) , Stuart Bunce (2nd Lt. Frederick Radley) , David Jason , Maggie Smith , William Ash , Sonya Walger , Stuart Bunce
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plot synopsis:
This film tells the story of the Sandringham Company, an extraordinary team fighting in World War I. Under the leadership of Frank Beck the company consisted of servants and custodians of King George V. estate in Norfolk. These volunteers were sent into the battle of Gallipoli against Turkish forces, in which they all disappeared.
keywords:
made-for-TV film , based on a true story , volunteers , comradeship , MIA - missing in action
war:
First World War (1914-1918)
literature:
Mortlock, Michael J.: The landings at Suvla Bay, 1915 : an analysis of British failure during the Gallipoli Campaign, Jefferson, NC [u.a.] : McFarland, 2007.

Pedersen, Peter: The Anzacs : Gallipoli to the Western Front, Camberwell, Vic. : Viking, 2007.
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availability:
VHS, DVD