Film· 2011· War

War Horse

by Steven Spielberg

War Horse: it draws on 2 recorded sources.

Open on the map

What influenced War Horse

The works this one is recorded as drawing on.

Real-world influences

Events, places, movements and ideas outside fiction that this work is recorded as drawing on.

History

Real world

Real-world influenceHIGH
  • World War I

Joey, a Devon farm horse, is sold to the British cavalry and passes through both sides of World War I.

See the connection and its discussion
Open on the mapAdd a connection

About the work

War Horse

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.

IMDbRotten Tomatoes