The Great Martian War 1913–1917 (2013)
DramaWarHistoryScience FictionDocumentary
Documentary-drama recounting the Martian War of 1913–1917. Europe was on tenterhooks in the 2nd decade of the 20th century, everyone was expecting a Great War between the major European powers. But then, in 1913, something crashed into the forests of SW Germany. Troops were sent to investigate but were wiped out. Martian fighting machines began making their way across Western Europe and the countries of Europe combined forces to resist them. With aspects taken from ‘The War of the Worlds’ by H.G. Wells and from WWI itself, this dramatisation presents a documentary style look at events as they unfolded and the effect they had of our world today. Lots of references to real events including the mass attacks and defeats as men were thrown against machines on the Western front, the Christmas truce and the Angel of Mons, America's isolationism and late entry into the conflict, the worldwide Spanish flu epidemic that killed more people than the war, and many other things.
Director: Mike Slee
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Mark Strong as Narrator (voice) |
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Joan Gregson as Nerys Vaughan |
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Briony Glassco as Alexandra Banham |
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Jock McLeod as Jock Donnelly |
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Ian Downie as Hughie Logan |
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Thomas Gough as Duncan Mitchell-Myers |
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Hazel Douglas as Alice Hale |
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Ashley Bomberry as Kim Lafonde |
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Daniel Matmor as Lawrence Hart |
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Walter Stegmayer as Arnold Tockelz |
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Howard Jerome as Howard Klee |
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Ross Walton as Additional Voices (voice) |
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Gyuri Sarossy as Additional Voices (voice) |
| Directing | Mike Slee | Director |
| Production | Charlie Tyrell | Location Manager |
| Production | Mike Slee | Producer |
| Writing | Steve Maher | Writer |
| Writing | Stephen Sarossy | Writer |
| Production | Michael Kot | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Steve Maher | Creative Producer |
| Production | Larissa Mair | Casting |
| Sound | Mark Korven | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Chris Romeike | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jonathan Drake | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steve Maher | Executive Producer |
| Production | Margaret O'Brien | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Kot | Producer |
| Production | Steve Maher | Producer |
| Writing | Steve Maher | Original Concept |
| Camera | Jamie Hobbis | Additional Photography |
| Editing | Greg West | Editor |
