‘War Horse’ – Trailer, Review and Cast

Steven Spielberg directs the 2011 dramatic movie War Horse starring Jeremy Irvine. The PG-13 film is heading to theaters on December 25, 2011.

Jeremy Irvine stars as Albert Narracott, Emily Watson is Rosie Narracott, David Thewlis is Lyons, Peter Mullan is Ted Narracott, and Tom Hiddleston plays Capt Nicholls. The cast also includes Niels Arestrup, Celine Buckens, Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Kennedy, and Toby Kebbell.

Jeremy Irvine in War Horse
Jeremy Irvine in ‘War Horse’ (Photo © DreamWorks Pictures)

Official Synopsis: DreamWorks Pictures’ War Horse, director Steven Spielberg’s epic adventure, is a tale of loyalty, hope, and tenacity set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War. War Horse begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him.

When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets — British cavalry, German soldiers, a French farmer, and his granddaughter — before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land.

The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship, and high adventure. War Horse is one of the great stories of friendship and war— a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.