Several longtime Spielberg collaborators-including producer Kathleen Kennedy, cinematographer Janusz Kamiński, editor Michael Kahn, production designer Rick Carter and composer John Williams-worked on War Horse. Shot in England over 63 days, the production used 5,800 extras and 300 horses. Having directed many films set during World War II, it was his first to tackle the events of World War I. The film's ensemble cast also includes Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch.ĭreamWorks Pictures acquired the film rights to the novel in December 2009, and Spielberg was announced to direct in May 2010.
Set before and during World War I, it tells of the journey of Joey, a bay Irish Hunter horse raised by British teenager Albert ( Jeremy Irvine, in his feature film debut), as he is bought by the British Army, leading him to encounter various people throughout Europe, in the midst of the war and its tragedies. Its screenplay, written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, is based on Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel War Horse and its 2007 stage adaptation. War Horse is a 2011 war film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg.
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