Walter's War (2008)
Drama inspired by the life of Walter Tull who, after years in an orphanage, went on to become a professional footballer and then the first black commissioned officer to lead British troops during WW1. The action concerns Tull's turbulent passage from ordinary soldier to extraordinary officer at officer training camp, where he had to face his own demons as well as fight the prejudice that surrounded him
- Date of release
- 2008-11-09
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Drama, History, TV Movie, War
- Director
- Alrick Riley
Casting
- O-T Fagbenle — Walter Tull
- David Oakes — Oswald Hennessey
- Kwame Kwei-Armah — Daniel Tull
- Zac Fox — Young Soldier
- Michael Wildman — Edward Tull
- Julian Forsyth — Rev. Dr. Stevenson
- Ewan Stewart — Sgt Fuller
- Dugald Bruce Lockhart — Capt. Coombes
- Christian Roe — Pte William Cooper
- Chris Starkie — Pte. Sebastian Wills
- Chris Starkie — Pte. Sebastian Willis
- Hamish MacDougall — Pte. Christopher Hummins
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