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Way of the Morris (2011)

★ 8.0/10 64 min Documentary Unknown English
Writer: Tim Plester
Streaming: Not available

Description

As quintessentially homegrown as a game of cricket or a plate of fish-and-chips, Morris dancing is one of England's most ancient roots traditions. And yet to your average man on the street, it's seen as little more than a national joke. And a bad national joke at that. Something to ridicule. Something to be embarrassed about. A heartfelt docu-ballad in praise of birthplace, bloodline and rural brotherhood, WAY OF THE MORRIS follows Tim on a deeply personal journey from the barley fields of his childhood to the killing fields of The Somme, as he traces the poignant link between the spirited folk revival of the mid-1970s and the true story of the young Adderbury Morris side so decimated by the carnage of the First World War.

Top Cast

Tim Plester
Tim Plester Himself
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg Himself
Chris Leslie Himself
MyAnna Buring
MyAnna Buring Voice of the Will-O'-Wisp
Donald Sumpter
Donald Sumpter Voice of Creation

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