Tell England

"THE HEROISM OF GALLIPOLI IMMORTALISED"

1931 1h 28m EN

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Synopsis

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In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.

“THE HEROISM OF GALLIPOLI IMMORTALISED”

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Cast

Tony Bruce
Rupert Ray
Carl Harbord
Edgar Gray Doe
Fay Compton
Mrs. Doe
Dennis Hoey
The Chaplain, called "Padre"
Frederick Lloyd
Field Capt. Hardy
C.M. Hallard
The Colonel
Gerald Rawlinson
Lt. Doon
Sam Wilkinson
Private Booth

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Asquith
Writers: Anthony Asquith
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mary Field shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tony Bruce and Carl Harbord and Fay Compton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "THE HEROISM OF GALLIPOLI IMMORTALISED".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022468 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Anthony Asquith directs. Mary Field cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Mary Field shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tony Bruce and Carl Harbord and Fay Compton carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "THE HEROISM OF GALLIPOLI IMMORTALISED".
7IMDB entry: tt0022468 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Mary Field
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Tell England (1931)

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CinemaSerf2023-04-16
★ 7/10
"Ray" (Tony Bruce) and his lifelong friend "Doe" (Carl Harbord) are enjoying the upper class privileges of life in England. Punting on the river, playing tennis and generally lolling about enjoying the most pleasing of bucolic lifestyles. Suddenly, the outbreak of the Great War arrives and, like so many across the land, they enlist. Now being from the upper echelons of society, they are given commissions that put them in command of soldiers older and wiser than themselves, and are sent to serve in various theatres of war as the film progresses and shows the startlingly sudden fashion in which these spoiled young men have to grow up. It's told using some actuality, but for the most part is actually quite a compelling drama the watches these two boys become men - amongst some of the most gruesome and terrifying circumstances. It's not devoid of comedy - not least their musical names - Doe, Ray... and their wise cracking batman who has catarrh - "his nose runs in the family!", and that also helps to authenticate the stoic and optimistic attitudes taken by many who hadn't the faintest idea of what they were letting themselves into at the start of the war that would be over by Christmas. The production is basic, indeed it looks quite often as if it were originally intended to be a silent film (it uses captions occasionally to update us on where we are) but it still works fine and I couldn't help thinking, as I watched it, that if it had been widely circulated around the European continent at the time, perhaps folks might have been more wary of Nazi rearmament.

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