Sajjan Singh Rangrootis a Punjabi film that aimed to tackle this problem.

finally telling the story which has been largely lost to the sands of time.

Granted, it’s not the greatest movie about World War I ever, not by a long shot.

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One of the main focal points of the film isTom Goodman-Hill’s performance asSir John Norton-Griffiths, a.k.a.

“Hellfire Jack” the commanding officer in charge of the Manchester Moles.

Thus, it is only fitting that they get their time in the spotlight with this movie.

A British officer in a trench in ‘The War Below’

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So why is this one in particular so essential?

It’s mostly because it shows how difficult it was to communicate during the war.

They also repeatedly have to steal food and stuff themselves full of enemy rations mid-battle.

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Benno Furmann, Diane Kruger, and Daniel Bruhl in a scene from Joyeux Noël (2005).

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Brendan Cowell in ‘Beneath Hill 60’

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Gallipoli

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Colonel Dax walking down the trench in Paths of Glory (1957)

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Paul has a sad look on his face while standing with other soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front

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All Quiet on the Western Front

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1917

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