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The Passing Bells

The Passing Bells

2014TV Mini SeriesTV-14
DramaWar
6.8
IMDB Rating
1,286 votes

An epic historical drama spanning the five years of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of two ordinary young soldiers.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Patrick Gibson, Jack Lowden, Hubert Burton
Release Date
November 3, 2014
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom, Poland
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🎭 Top Cast

Patrick Gibson
Patrick Gibson
as Thomas
Jack Lowden
Jack Lowden
as Michael
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Hubert Burton
as Cyril
Adam Long
Adam Long
as Anthony
Wilf Scolding
Wilf Scolding
as Freddie
Jordan Murphy
Jordan Murphy
as Ben
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Ben McGregor
as Kevin
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Matthew Aubrey
as Kenny
Charles Furness
Charles Furness
as Stefan
Sabrina Bartlett
Sabrina Bartlett
as Katie

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Modlin, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Mazowieckie, Poland
Production
Red Planet Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

trench warfarebarbed wireworld war one soldiercannon fodderbritish history

🎯 Categories

DramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Maudlin hackneyed anti-historical pablum
by mblackford-22017-07-13
5/10

"If your history of WWI was primarily from this TV show you'd probably believe that all the soldiers were 16-17 years old, widely engaged in premarital sex, and that the wars were fought almost exclusively in trenches, including right up to the very end. These are all things that yes, they did happen, but were rare, or happened at points and places in the war very different from that portrayed on-screen. At first I was concerned that the 30 minute format wouldn't allow them to tell the complex nuanced stories that were the reality of the war. By the end I was glad the stories were onl..."

📖 Synopsis

An epic historical drama spanning the five years of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of two ordinary young soldiers.