Movie History
The country the movie is set in?
France
Name of the two main characters
Blake and Schofield
Purpose of the mission
To call off orders to attack the Germans
After getting out of the water, what does Blake stumble upon?
a singing soldier
Blake is asked to send a message to another battalion. What personal interest does Blake have in their mission?
His brother is there
The war the movie is set in
World War One
Who the message is being delivered to
Colonel Mackenzie
The main character who dies
Lance Corporal Blake
Who does Blake want Schofield to write to?
His mum
True or False: The movie is based on an actual battle during WWI
True- Battle of Passchendaele
The type of solider the two main characters are
Runners
Lieutenant Leslie
The price of the mission failing
Thousands of British soldiers will be killed by the Germans
What happens to the truck Schofield is driving in?
It gets stuck in mud
Blake and Schofield proceed to the British front line, where they have to cross No Man's Land and make their way towards the German front line. What do they see as they are doing so?
Planes in a dog fight
The battle the film is based on
The battle of Passchendaele/Battle of Ypres
The first name of the relative Blake is looking for
Joseph Blake
Who the true story the film is based on comes from
The director's grandfather
How many waves were planning to go over in the battle Schofield was trying to stop?
2
How do the opening and closing scenes relate, almost showing a cycle of war
Schofield is seen in both scenes trying to relax under a tree
The common name of the land the soldiers are crossing
No mans land
The part of the army Blake first complains about
The beds
How experience with war is shown through a significant death
Schofield wants to kill the German piolet but Blake argues and tried to help him, Blake is shortly after killed by the soldier
In his search for Colonel Mackenzie, Schofield is forced to do what?
run 300 yard through no-mans land
The dug-out leads Blake and Schofield into a cavernous space underground which the Germans had reinforced and used to build their barracks. The pair's exploration of the rooms is cut short when they encounter a complication. How have the Germans booby-trapped the abandoned barracks?
The tunnel was rigged with explosives