The Passing Bells (2014)

The Passing Bells (2014) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$33.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
180 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2014 and produced in:
Poland ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Brendan Maher

Written By:
Tony Jordan

Actors:
Patrick Gibson ..... Thomas (5 episodes, 2014)
Jack Lowden ..... Michael (5 episodes, 2014)
Ben McGregor ..... Kevin (5 episodes, 2014)
Matthew Aubrey ..... Kenny (5 episodes, 2014)
Felix Auer ..... Lanzo (5 episodes, 2014)
Adam Long ..... Anthony (5 episodes, 2014)
Wilf Scolding ..... Freddie (2014) (5 episodes, 2014)
Charles Furness ..... Stefan (5 episodes, 2014)
Simon Kunz ..... William (5 episodes, 2014)
Johnny Gibbon ..... Rudi (2014) (5 episodes, 2014)
Jordan Murphy ..... Ben (5 episodes, 2014)
Hubert Burton ..... Cyril (5 episodes, 2014)
Sabrina Bartlett ..... Katie (5 episodes, 2014)
Amanda Drew ..... Annie (5 episodes, 2014)
Jennifer Hennessy ..... Susan (5 episodes, 2014)
Erika Kaar ..... Joanna (2014) (4 episodes, 2014)
Alex Ferns ..... David (3 episodes, 2014)
Brian Fletcher ..... Derek (3 episodes, 2014)

Synopsis:

Everything is more intense...?Like your brain's taking it all in, knowing that it might be the last cloud or the last blade of grass you'll ever see... An epic historical drama spanning the five years of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of two ordinary young soldiers: one British, one German. Set against battles on the iconic Western front alongside the lesser explored but equally epic struggles in the East, the story charts Tommy and Michael's coming of age on opposite sides of Europe's bloody battlefields. They each find love, friendship and courage amidst the horror of ?the war to end all wars.' Scripted by award winning writer Tony Jordan (Life On Mars, Hustle), The Passing Bells is part of the BBC's commemorations on the centenary of WWI, a conflict that cost millions of lives and re-shaped the map of the world.

Season 1
Episode #1.1 S1, Ep1 3 Nov. 2014
1914:- In Germany young Michael learns from his father William that events at Sarajevo could lead to full-scale war whilst in England, another teen-ager, nature-loving Tommy is also made aware of events by his father David. Both boys are anxious to join up and fight, despite their mothers' trepidation, and both lie about their age in order to enlist. Tommy and his friend Cyril are sent to Maidstone barracks, meeting other volunteers Anthony, Ben and Kevin, all eager to fight the 'Bosch' and placing bets on who will get shot first. On arrival in France and preparing to...
Episode #1.2 S1, Ep2 4 Nov. 2014
Tommy and his friends are ordered forward wearing cumbersome gas masks which they tear off as they restrict their vision. However there is a gas attack and, having being rescued by a married soldier who takes a bullet, Tommy recuperates in a field hospital where he falls for Joanna, a Polish nurse. After hand to hand fighting against the Russians on the Eastern front Michael returns for a three day leave with his parents, who are suffering the privations of the war. He marries his sweetheart Katie but is soon back in France and for him, as with Tommy, the respite is ...
Episode #1.3 S1, Ep3 5 Nov. 2014
1916:- Both the German and British regiments arrive at the Western Front with Tommy being reunited with Joanna. She tells him that her brother has been killed in action and expresses her fears for his safety. Everybody is expecting a major offensive and it duly comes in the form of the terrifying battle of the Somme. The German dug-outs are heavily shelled with Michael having to be rescued from the rubble. This gives the British undue confidence and many of them, including Tommy's friends, are mown down by machine gun fire, Tommy and Michael being among the few ...
Episode #1.4 S1, Ep4 6 Nov. 2014
1917:- Tommy and Michael are haunted by memories of their dead comrades with Tommy determined to look out for the very young Derek. The war seems to be turning to the Allies' advantage and Michael's trench is attacked with him and his friend Fr4eddie taking prisoner though Michael determines to escape. Tommy gets himself onto the prisoner detail, allowing him to visit the hospital and Joanna, who informs him that she is pregnant. Back at the fighting Derek, suffering from shell-shock, runs off into No-Man's Land and Tommy risks his life by going after him.
Episode #1.5 S1, Ep5 7 Nov. 2014
Joanna and her baby are living with Tommy's parents who read news of a likely armistice to her whilst in privation-hit Germany William and Susan also hear that peace is imminent. On the Western Front news of the Kaiser's abdication and flight fuels optimism and the Treaty of Versailles is drawn up. Unaware that the fighting is shortly to end Tommy takes Kevin's place mending broken barbed wire. He encounters Michael and they fight . Peace is indeed declared but for the two lads the war is over for good.

An epic historical drama spanning the five years of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of two ordinary young soldiers.

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