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Followed by. Farm Boy. War Horse is a British war novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in Great Britain by Kaye & Ward in 1982. The story recounts the experiences of Joey, a horse bought by the Army for service in World War I in France and the attempts of 15-year-old Albert, his previous owner, to bring him safely home. It formed ...
Painted by Captain James Nicholls, autumn 1914. Some in the village, only a very few now and fewer as each year goes by, remember Joey as he was. His story is written so that neither he nor those who knew him, nor the war they lived and died in, will be forgotten.
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It gave him the inspiration to tell the story of the men who died through the ordeal of their horses. The result was Michael’s 1982 children’s book, War Horse, first made into an award-winning ...
Box office. $177.6 million [6] War Horse is a 2011 war drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, from screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis. It is based on Michael Morpurgo 's 1982 novel of the same name and its 2007 stage adaptation. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels ...
Dec 23, 2011 · Jeremy Irvine as Albert. The film opens on a rural farm in Devon, England, after farmer Ted Narracott (Peter Mullan) buys a horse at auction to help till the rock-strewn fields of his family’s ...
Jun 3, 1982 · 57,248 ratings5,763 reviews. A powerful tale of war, redemption and a hero's journey. In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France.
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Jan 3, 2012 · 3 January 2012. Sara Selwood. Share. Michael Morpurgo’s bestselling 1982 novel War Horse is a fictional account of a former farm horse who is sold to the British army and survives various first world war battles. At one level, it’s a sentimental story of an enduring friendship between Joey, the horse, and Alfred, the farmer’s son who ...
