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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Spielberg unveils new War Horse film as Oscars buzz grows



An eagerly anticipated film version of the theatrical hit War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg, is galloping towards its release in America on Christmas Day and in Britain on Jan 13.

It began as an extraordinary children's book about the brutality of the First World War, seen not through the eyes of a combatant but of a horse.

A quarter of a century later, it was adapted for the stage in a production that took puppetry to a new level, and is still playing to packed houses in London and – since earlier this year – on Broadway, where it won several Tony awards.

Now it looks as if War Horse, originally a novel by Michael Morpurgo, has successfully made the final transformation – to the big screen.

An eagerly anticipated film version, directed by Steven Spielberg, is galloping towards its release in America on Christmas Day and in Britain on Jan 13. Its makers have begun showing it to select audiences in the US – including some film critics – and praise from members of the public is pouring in.

'When the credits rolled, everyone began to clap,' Janet Till, a 51-year-old schoolteacher who attended a recent screening in Florida, told The Sunday Telegraph. 'It is a tremendous film, extremely moving, and great cinematography.

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