DREAMWORKS PICTURES INVITES CANADIAN VETERANS TO A SPECIAL SCREENING OF STEVEN SPIELBERG'S "WAR HORSE"

Screenings Will Take Place on November 16, 2011 in Seven Markets Across Canada

 

TORONTO (November 10, 2011) – In honour of Remembrance Day, DreamWorks Pictures is proud to extend a special invitation to veterans across Canada to attend with a guest an advance screening of Steven Spielberg's epic adventure "War Horse."  The feature film, which opens in theatres across Canada on December 25th, is a tale of loyalty, hope and tenacity set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War.  Based on the best-selling book by Michael Morpurgo and the Tony Award-winning stage play by Nick Stafford, “War Horse” is one of the great stories of friendship and war, brought to the screen by one of the great directors in film history.

 

The screenings will take place on Wednesday, November 16th in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.  Veterans are invited to contact their local Royal Canadian Legion branch in one of the aforementioned markets for complete details, including information on how to RSVP, as well as screening times and theatre locations. Veterans may also call 1-800-263-2853 ext. 4163398 or visit Facebook.com/WarHorseMovieCanada for more information.

 

DreamWorks Pictures’ “War Horse” begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets—British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter—before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land.  The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure.

 

“War Horse” stars Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch and Toby Kebbell.  It is produced by Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, and executive producers are Frank Marshall and Revel Guest.  The screenplay was written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis and is based on the book by Michael Morpurgo and the international hit stage play by Nick Stafford, originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain and directed by Tom Morris and Marianne Elliot.  The Toronto production of “War Horse” will open at the Princess of Wales Theatre in February 2012.  

 

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