Voices in Wartime (2004)
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Voices in Wartime is a 2004 documentary that explores the human experience of war through poetry. Combining interviews with soldiers, journalists, and historians, it reveals how war affects individuals and societies across time and place. The film features poets from around the world – from Homer and Wilfred Owen to Shoda Shinoe and modern writers in Iraq and Nigeria – showing how poetry expresses the pain, trauma, and truth of conflict. By linking verse with real-life accounts, Voices in Wartime highlights how poetry helps us understand the emotional and moral impact of war.
- Date of release
- 2004-03-04
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Rick King
Casting
- Chris Sarandon — Homer (voice)
- Lisbeth Scott — Emily Dickinson (voice)
- Garrison Keillor — Walt Whitman (voice)
- Gilbert Hines — Langston Hughes (voice)
- Dorothy King — Enheduanna (voice)
- John Francis — Alfred, Lord Tennyson (voice)
- Jason Williams — Seigfried Sassoon (voice)
- Graham Townsley — Wilfred Owen (voice)
- Kazuko Robertshaw — Shōda Shinoe (voice)
- Hubert Hodgin — Hashim Shafiq (voice)
- Jon Christensen — Ali Habash (voice)
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