Watch The Wipers Times (2013) Online
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- RUNTIME: 1h 30m
- COUNTRIES: United Kingdom
- Subtitles: English
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. Read More
Watch The Wipers Times online. Featuring Ben Chaplin and Julian Rhind-Tutt, The Wipers Times is classified as TV Movie and Comedy genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6.7. It is available for streaming online in the UK on 3 services such as Acorn TV and Amazon Prime Video. The movie was filmed in United Kingdom and was released on 2013. The Wipers Times was directed by Andy De Emmony. Read Less