Film

The Falklands War: The Untold Story

1987 · 1h 4m · Documentary · War

IMDb

7.9

Five years after the war in the Falklands between Britain and Argentina, many facts were still wrapped in red tape. Many of the key figures had remained silent. No-one had been to Argentina to tell the other side of the story. For the majority of the British people, the war was another glorious chapter in their history. With flags waving and bands playing, British troops had sailed away to repel the invaders. Patriotic emotions were stirred as they returned victorious. Government MPs tried to get the film banned, but Yorkshire TV's telephones were jammed with messages of support from wives and mothers of those who died in the conflict. Called 'the documentary to end all documentaries about the Falklands War' in the British press, it was also described as 'more poem than polemic - a hymn against war'.

Philip Tibenham

Narrator (voice)

Peter Carrington

Self

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

• Peter KosminskyDirector
• Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
• Terry WarwickEditor

Release date

April 1, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 4m

Genres

Documentary, War

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