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The War I Knew

1h 37min

Action

Drama

War

D-Day: A British paratroop squad are dropped off-target and wiped-out. Private Johnny Barrows is the only survivor; inexperienced, scared, lost behind enemy lines. Johnny must grow up and become a man on his perilous journey to safety.

Cast

Paul Harrison

Paul Harrison

Private Johnny Barrows
Guy Wills

Guy Wills

Private Filey
Adam Woodward

Adam Woodward

Rock
James Boyland

James Boyland

Private Murphy
Richard Dobson

Richard Dobson

SS Dicheim
Sophie Skelton

Sophie Skelton

Margaret
Sean Croke

Sean Croke

Private Simpson
Andrew Grogan

Andrew Grogan

1st Lt. Philips
Peter Turner

Peter Turner

Private Sheppard
Peter Rowlinson

Peter Rowlinson

Private Embury
Simon Fletcher

Simon Fletcher

Private Johnson
Paul D. Roberts

Paul D. Roberts

SS Feldgendarmerie
Peter Hübelbauer

Peter Hübelbauer

SS Private Kruse
Ben O'Sullivan

Ben O'Sullivan

Dead US Driver
David Parsons

David Parsons

Dead US Captain
Carl Wallis

Carl Wallis

Kubelwagon Driver
Josh Moran

Josh Moran

Raymond
Maeve Thompson

Maeve Thompson

Agnes
Aiden Driver

Aiden Driver

French Child
Christopher Faith

Christopher Faith

SS Private Amsel
Wayland Donlan

Wayland Donlan

SS Private Braun
Tony Earnshaw

Tony Earnshaw

SS Scharfuhrer Knoechlein
John Philip Roberts

John Philip Roberts

SS Soldier
Michael Lawrence

Michael Lawrence

SS sniper
Siri Ellis

Siri Ellis

Frau Kruse (photo)
Ian Vernon

Ian Vernon

Herr Kruse (photo)
Donna Parry

Donna Parry

Johnny's Sweetheart (photo)
Alex Smart

Alex Smart

Private Smith
Leo Taylor-Jannati

Leo Taylor-Jannati

Private Michael Ford (uncredited)

Release date

5th Apr 2014

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English