The Wipers Times

Name: The Wipers Times
Director: Andy de Emmony
Released: 2013
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Ben Chaplin, Patrick FitzSymons, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Steve Oram, Josh O'Connor

2013 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,541 VOTES · DIR. Andy de Emmony

Overview

When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive and very funny. Produced literally under enemy fire and defying both authority and gas attacks, the magazine proved a huge success with the troops on the western front. It was, above all, a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. In his spare time, Roberts also managed to win the Military Cross for gallantry.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,395 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:47 Sorry to keep you waiting. Balloon's gone up.

00:04:13 That's a relief. Thought for a minute they were 5.9s.

00:07:15 How's it work then, Sar'nt?

00:10:11 Something's bound to turn up.

00:13:08 no responsibility for the views expressed. We?

00:16:52 Do you know that? That's very interesting, Sar'nt.

00:20:25 ..quite a bit of it is.

00:23:48 That's not very nice is it, sir?

00:27:18 There are 12 million fighting men in Germany.

00:31:27 You've got time on your hands, Roberts

00:35:40 Bad news, sir. We've had a direct hit.

00:39:05 Very clear, sir.

00:43:00 I'm still here.

00:46:39 We are as long as there is no poetry.

00:50:25 Really? Where to?

00:54:20 Just listen to this. "Realising that men must laugh.

00:57:50 It would be if the infernal general staff didn't keep

01:02:46 We must be here. Because this, here, is over there.

01:06:38 "Well, then," said the Sergeant.

01:09:51 If not, I can help you acquire one in three days.

01:13:22 They're already dead!

01:18:12 It's a signal for you, sir. Thank you, Harris.

01:23:23 â™ª The long lost years have been well worth

500:00:00 as the full German strength.

Cast & Characters

Ben Chaplin Roberts Patrick FitzSymons Deputy Features Editor Julian Rhind-Tutt Pearson Steve Oram Sergeant Harris Josh O'Connor Dodd Jarrod Cooke Henderson Colin Ash Smith Hugh Skinner Barnes Ben Daniels Lieutenant Colonel Howfield Michael Palin General Mitford

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,395

Dialogue density15.2 lines / min

First line00:00:47

Final line500:00:00

Production Record

DirectorAndy de Emmony

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,541