Movie: Voices in Wartime

Top 10 Billed Cast

Chris Sarandon
Chris Sarandon

Homer (voice)

Lisbeth Scott
Lisbeth Scott

Emily Dickinson (voice)

Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor

Walt Whitman (voice)

Gilbert Hines
Gilbert Hines

Langston Hughes (voice)

Dorothy King
Dorothy King

Enheduanna (voice)

John Francis
John Francis

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (voice)

Jason Williams
Jason Williams

Seigfried Sassoon (voice)

Graham Townsley
Graham Townsley

Wilfred Owen (voice)

Kazuko Robertshaw
Kazuko Robertshaw

Shōda Shinoe (voice)

Hubert Hodgin
Hubert Hodgin

Hashim Shafiq (voice)

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    Voices in Wartime

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    Voices in Wartime is a 2004 documentary that explores the human experience of war through poetry. Combining interviews with soldiers, journalists, and historians, it reveals how war affects individuals and societies across time and place. The film features poets from around the world – from Homer and Wilfred Owen to Shoda Shinoe and modern writers in Iraq and Nigeria – showing how poetry expresses the pain, trauma, and truth of conflict. By linking verse with real-life accounts, Voices in Wartime highlights how poetry helps us understand the emotional and moral impact of war.

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    2004-03-04

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    4

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