Whicker's War (2004)

8.5/10 50 min Documentary

Overview

Alan Whicker presents the story of his war spent mostly in Italy in 1943-45. As a young officer in charge of a film unit, he takes us through modern-day Italy in colour, as he recovers his wartime tracks, with black-and-white film and still footage of the Italian Campaign, some of which he took himself.

Cast

Alan Whicker

Presenter

Mark Everson

Young Alan Whicker

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