Walter's War (2008)
Overview
Drama inspired by the life of Walter Tull who, after years in an orphanage, went on to become a professional footballer and then the first black commissioned officer to lead British troops during WW1. The action concerns Tull's turbulent passage from ordinary soldier to extraordinary officer at officer training camp, where he had to face his own demons as well as fight the prejudice that surrounded him
Cast
O-T Fagbenle
Walter Tull
David Oakes
Oswald Hennessey
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Daniel Tull
Michael Wildman
Edward Tull
Julian Forsyth
Rev. Dr. Stevenson
Ewan Stewart
Sgt Fuller
Dugald Bruce Lockhart
Capt. Coombes
Jonathan Cullen
Lt. Col. Baxter
Samara MacLaren
Connie MacPherson
Mark Wingett
Football Team Manager
Kit Young
Young Edward (as Chris Young)Recommendations
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