---
title: 'War Horse (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steven Spielberg'
released: '2011-12-25'
runtime_minutes: 146
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/war-horse-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568911/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# War Horse (2011)

2011 · PG-13 · 146 min · Drama, War · United States


## Synopsis

War Horse is a 2011 war drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis. It is based on Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel and its 2007 stage adaptation. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, Jeremy Irvine, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch. Set before and during World War I, its plot follows Joey, a bay Irish Hunter horse raised by English teenager Albert as he is bought by the British Army, leading him to encounter various people throughout Europe, in the midst of the war and its tragedies.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-kennedy)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-curtis), [Lee Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-hall)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Janusz Kamiński](https://cinepixo.com/people/janusz-kaminski)
- **Editor:** [Michael Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kahn)

## Cast

- [Emily Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-watson) as Rose Narracott
- [Maggie Ollerenshaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-ollerenshaw) as the Narracotts' neighbour
- [Pip Torrens](https://cinepixo.com/people/pip-torrens) as Major Tompkins
- [Trystan Pütter](https://cinepixo.com/people/trystan-putter)
- [Liam Cunningham](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-cunningham) as British Army Doctor
- [Michael Kranz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kranz)
- [David Kross](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-kross) as Private Gunther Schröder
- [Maximilian Brückner](https://cinepixo.com/people/maximilian-bruckner) as German Artillery Officer
- [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://cinepixo.com/people/benedict-cumberbatch) as Major Jamie Stewart
- [Peter Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-benedict)
- [Gerard McSorley](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-mcsorley) as Market Auctioneer
- [Patrick Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-kennedy-2) as Lieutenant Charlie Waverly
- [Rainer Bock](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-bock) as Brandt
- [Celine Buckens](https://cinepixo.com/people/celine-buckens) as Emilie
- [Toby Kebbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-kebbell) as Colin

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Official site: http://www.warhorsemovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/war-horse-2011
Film facts: Wikidata (Q218589); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.