A Letter from the Western Front
1999•NR•9m•10.0•Released
AnimationWar
In Belleau Wood, France, during the Great War, a soldier named John writes a letter home to his wife Sara in Milwaukee. He writes that her picture "helps me remember what it was like to be me." He tells her about sorties into No Man's Land, and that they have orders tonight to charge. Then, his letter becomes a report of that charge: toward an armed German soldier who doesn't fire, even when John reaches him and jumps into the trench beside him. What happens next brings silence and an end to the letter.
Director
Daniel M. Kanemoto
Writer
Daniel T. Erdman
Languages
English
Studio
Ex Mortis Films
Cast
Brian K. Vaughan
Voice of John (voice)
Production
Company
Ex Mortis Films
Company
Imperial War Museums
Company
Marathon County Public Library
Company
New York Public Library
Company
Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)
Company
MovieScore Media
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