My Boy Jack (2007)

Despite his weak eyesight, Rudyard Kipling's son Jack was determined to serve in the military during World War I. Unlike many parents, Kipling was adamant that his son have the opportunity to see action and uphold the values that were a constant motif in his writing. By way of influence Jack finally made it to the front, never to return, and Kipling would spend years of his life trying to uncover his son's fate. This Masterpiece Theatre production is the story of one aspect of the writer's life that was more tragic than anything depicted in his adventure stories. Daniel Radcliffe takes off Harry Potter's robes to...
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Actor/writer David Haig pens and stars in this war drama tracing author Rudyard Kipling's search for his seventeen year old son after the boy is reported missing during World War I. Jack Kipling (Daniel Radcliffe) has vanished, prompting concerned parents Rudyard (Haig) and his wife to set out in search of their son. Based on the 1997 play of the same name, this BAFTA-nominated drama co-stars Kim Cattrall and Carey Mulligan.

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1914. Jack Kipling, zoon van de beroemde auteur Rudyard Kipling, zou graag in het leger willen gaan om te vechten in de Eerste Wereldoorlog, tot grote ergernis van zijn zus Elsie. Heel de familie vreest het ergste wanneer ze te horen krijgen dat Jack meedoet in de slag bij Loos-en-Gohelle in Frankrijk.

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