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Private Peaceful is a novel for older children by British author Michael Morpurgo first published in 2003. It is about a fictional young soldier called Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful, who is looking back on his life so far and his going to war.
Oct 12, 2012 · With Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Jack O'Connell, George MacKay, Frances de la Tour. Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Listen to Michael Morpurgo's moving World War 1 story Private Peaceful, abridged in 13 episodes and read by Paul Chequer.
Private Peaceful is a 2012 British war drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Jack O'Connell and George MacKay. It is based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Michael Morpurgo. The film marks the final released performance of Richard Griffiths as well as his last credited film before his death the following year.
Private Peaceful follows the early life of Tommo Peaceful, and is told from his perspective. The novel alternates back and forth between the present and Tommo’s recollections of the past. The narrative begins in Tommo’s childhood.
Adapted from the best-selling novel by children's laureate and writer of War Horse Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful is an emotional and uplifting film about the journey of two devoted brothers through their childhood and adolescence in rural Devon to enlisting in the military for the First World War. 1,471 IMDb 6.2 1 h 42 min 2014.
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