The Somme on film

Event

Thursday 01 September 2016, 19:00 - 21:00

Organised by The National Archives

This year, Imperial War Museums and members of the First World War Centenary Partnership are working together to show the UNESCO-listed film The Battle of the Somme to audiences across the world.

Using real-life silent footage, this feature-length film documented events during the ‘Big Push’ when French and British forces tried to break through German lines along the Western Front. Now, 100 years later, we will be screening The Battle of the Somme, in Kew, accompanied by a soundtrack composed by Laura Rossi and performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra.