Synopsis
On the 1st of July 1916. Battle of the Somme. The attack is imminent. Captain W.P. Nevill leads his men into a football game. Inspired by a true story taken from the First World War.
Credits
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Actors (2)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Homemade Productions
- Co-production : Mikros Image
- Film exports/foreign sales : Premium Films
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producers : Romain Coche, Patrice Masini
- Screenwriters : Stéphane Barbato, Kamel Miloudi
- Director of Photography : Jean-Marc Selva
- Music Composer : Ennio Morricone
- Editors : Stéphane Elmadjian, Thierry Simonnet
- Sound recordists : Joël Thomas, François Fayard, François Groult
- Costume designer : Robert D'Élia
- Co-producer : Maurice Prost
- Continuity supervisor : Caroline Leloup
- Production Designer : Rob Whittle
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : War, History
- Production language : English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 18 min 20 seconds
- Visa number : 107.921
- Visa issue date : 11/07/2005
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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www.everybody-playthegame.com/site.html
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