The Somme Film

DIRECTED by Peter Bromley, CAMERA Ruben Woodin, FIELD RECORDINGS Stephen Oldfield, MUSIC Andrew Law, HISTORIAN Adrian Jackson and ASSISTANT Heinrich Philips, POST PRODUCTION Peter Bromley & Ruben Woodin, a 1968 FILM GROUP project.

Film Synopsis

The film is based around the opening day of the Franco-British offensive on the Somme on the 1st July 1916. The idea is to walk the front-line as it was, immediately prior to the opening stages of the battle and record the walk in image and sound as it is now; continuing Bromley's ongoing interest in the 'missing men' within the landscape of the Somme. Beginning with the British Third Army's diversionary attack at Gommecourt, moving southwards to the Fourth Army's attack at Serre, Beaumont-Hamel, Thiepval, la Boisselle, Montauban, Fricourt and Mametz. In addition to the French Sixth Army's attack towards Maurepas. The film will try to reflect losses on all sides...the walk itself will set out the narrative.