War Horse

Directed by Steven Spielberg
Produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy
Music by John Williams
Release date(s) 26 December 2011

War Horse is film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on both War Horse, a children's novel set before and during World War I, by British author Michael Morpurgo. The Movie stars Jeremy Irvine as Albert Narracott, David Thewlis as Lyons, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emily Watson as Rose Narracott, Peter Mullan as Ted Narracott, Eddie Marsan, Toby Kebbell and Tom Hiddleston.

War Horse begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert  Narracott(Jeremy Irvine), who tames and trains him the two becoming inseparable. When his harvest fails the farmer has to sell Joey to the British cavalry. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets-British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter-before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man's Land where Albert rides Joey back to his family's farm, hugs his parents, and returns the pennant to his father.. The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure.

CAST:
Jeremy Irvine as Albert Narracott,
Emily Watson as Rose Narracott,
Peter Mullan as Ted Narracott,
Niels Arestrup as Grandfather,
David Thewlis as Lyons,
Tom Hiddleston as Captain Nicholls,
Benedict Cumberbatch as Major Jamie Stewart,
Celine Buckens as Emilie,
Toby Kebbell as Colin,
Patrick Kennedy as Lieutenant Charlie Waverly,
Leonard Carow as Private Michael Schroder,
David Kross as Private Gunther Schroder,
Robert Emms as David Lyons,
Rainer Bock as Brandt
Matt Milne as Andrew Easton

Filming Locations: Bourne Woods, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK