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War Horse

Wartime drama. It is 1914, and struggling Devon farmer Ted Narracott buys a remarkable but unsuitable horse at auction. However, events soon take the horse far away from England.

Wartime drama. It is 1914, and struggling Devon farmer Ted Narracott buys a remarkable but unsuitable horse at auction. His son Albert names him Joey and, under pressure from their unscrupulous landlord, somehow trains Joey to work the farm. But when war breaks out, Joey is requisitioned by the army to serve at the front and begins a remarkable adventure that takes him far from Albert and the fields of Devon.

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2 hours, 14 minutes

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Sunday 14:35

Music Played

  • John Williams

    Dartmoor, 1912

  • John Williams

    The Auction

  • John Williams

    Bringing Joey Home, and Bonding

  • John Williams

    Bringing Joey Home, and Bonding

  • John Williams

    Learning The Call (Album Version)

  • John Williams

    Seeding, and Horse vs. Car

  • John Williams

    Plowing

  • John Williams

    Ruined Crop, and Going To War

  • John Williams

    Ruined Crop, and Going To War

  • John McCormack

    Roses of Picardy

  • John Williams

    The Charge and Capture

  • John Williams

    The Desertion

  • John Williams

    Joey's New Friends

  • John Williams

    Pulling The Cannon

  • John Williams

    The Death of Topthorn

  • John Williams

    No Man's Land

  • John Williams

    No Man's Land

  • John Williams

    The Reunion

  • John Williams

    War Horse - End Credits

  • John Williams

    Remembering Emilie, and Finale

  • John Williams

    The Homecoming

Credits

Role Contributor
Albert Narracott Jeremy Irvine
Ted Narracott Peter Mullan
Rose Narracott Emily Watson
Grandfather Niels Arestrup
Lyons David Thewlis
Captain James Nicholls Tom Hiddleston
Major Jamie Stewart Benedict Cumberbatch
Emilie Celine Buckens
Geordie Soldier Toby Kebbell
Lieutenant Charlie Waverly Patrick Kennedy
David Lyons Robert Emms
Sergeant Fry Eddie Marsan
Sergeant Perkins Geoff Bell
Army doctor Liam Cunningham
Trench captain Julian Wadham
Andrew Easton Matt Milne
Director Steven Spielberg

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