文档介绍：War Horse
——Adapted from the novel of the same name《War Horse》
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Country:USA
Language:English | German
Release Date:25 December 2011 (USA) See more »
Also Known As:Caballo de guerra
Plot Summary for War Horse:
Dartmoor,1914: To his wife's dismay farmer Narracott buys a thoroughbred(adj. 良种的)horse rather than a plough animal, but when his teenaged son Albert trains the horse and calls him Joey, the two ing inseparable(adj;形影不离的). When his harvest fails, the farmer has to sell Joey to the British cavalry and he is shipped to France where, after a disastrous offensive he is captured by the Germans and changes hands twice more before he is found, caught in the barbed wire in No Man's Land four years later and freed. He is returned behind British lines where Albert, now a private, has been temporarily blinded by gas, but still recognizes his beloved Joey. However, as the Armistice is declared Joey is set to be auctioned off. After all they have been through will Albert and Joey return home together?
Writer: Michael Morpurgo (Britain)
Trivia:
Natural son of actor Tony Van Bridge and nephew of actor Peter Bridge (died in action 1941). See more trivia »
Born:
Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo
October 5, 1943 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Writer: Michael Morpurgo (Britain)
The life of Michael Morpurgo, as a biography, and autobiographical stories. Michael Morpurgo is a national treasure. With books such as 'Private Peaceful', 'Kensuke's Kingdom' and 'The Wreck of the Zanzibar' he has enchanted a whole generation of children, weaving stories for them in a way that is neither contrived nor condescending. His is a rare gift. In 2007, Michael's novel 'War Horse' was adapted for the stage by the National Theatre. Five years on, it continues to play to packed audiences of all ages and has been turned into a blockbuster film by Steven Spielberg, propelling Morpurgo to household-name status.
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