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| Title Statement | Walter's war [DVD] / written by Kwame Kwei-Armah ; directed by Alrick Riley ; produced by Ruth Caleb. |
|---|---|
| Additional Contributors | Riley, Alrick |
| Fagbenle, O-T,1980- | |
| Stewart, Ewan,1957- | |
| Lockhart, Dugald Bruce | |
| Publication | [London]: Burbank, CA: BBC ;Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2014. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (ca. 53 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 883929422104 |
| Other Number | 2643045 |
| General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Originally broadcast on television in 2008. Widescreen version. Special features include: bonus documentary. |
| Performance Credits | O.T. Fagbenle, Ewan Stewart, Dugald Bruce Lockhart, Samara Maclaren, Michael Wildman. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: 18A. |
| Languages | SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
| System Details | DVD, Dolby stereo. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | "The substantially true story of Walter Tull, a black man whose grandfather was a slave but who was born in Folkestone, Kent, in England, and who, in the years prior to the First World War, was a professional football player for Tottenham Hotspur. However, despite the odd flashback the film focuses solely on his prowess in the war. In 1916 he is a non-commissioned officer, heroically attempting to save comrades and is recommended for training as an officer at a military school in Scotland where he encounters prejudice because of his colour, as well as impressing and dating a local girl. His single-mindedness and desire to be the best impresses the fair-minded Captain Coombes and he ultimately attains his commission. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | African American football players--Fiction |
| World War, 1914-1918--Fiction | |
| Race relations--Fiction--History--20th century | |
| By Genre | War films |
| Made-for-TV movies | |
| Television programs for the hearing impaired | |
