War Horse DVD
After grossing over £100 million at the global box office, racking up 6 Academy Award® and 5 BAFTA® nominations as well as receiving the royal seal of approval from Their Royal Highnesses The Queen and Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, Steven Spielberg’s epic masterpiece, War Horse, gallops on to Blu-ray and DVD on 7th May 2012.
Lauded by critics and audiences alike, War Horse is a tale of loyalty, hope and tenacity, set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War.
Hailed as Spielberg’s finest work and adapted from the bestselling book, War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo, this must-own release celebrates the best of Britain with standout performances from Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emily Watson, Jeremy Irvine and David Thewlis from one of the finest Directors of our time.
War Horse has also received a nod from the Palace as the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge attended the film’s premiere, their first as a married couple, and after receiving their glowing reviews, HRH The Queen requested a screening at Buckingham Palace introduced by personally by Stephen Spielberg.
Packed full of exclusive bonus features, War Horse has become an instant classic and an important body of work for audiences young and old, making its Blu-ray and DVD release an essential purchase this May.
'War Horse' begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him.
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.
The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse - an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure.
'War Horse' is one of the great stories of friendship and war, a successful book by Michael Morpurgo, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that originated at London’s National Theatre, it is currently showing at London’s New London Theatre and on Broadway. It now comes to the screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.
Click to buy: War Horse DVD
Click to buy: War Horse Blu-Ray
Tagged in War Horse