Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From director Steven Spielberg comes War Horse an epic adventure for audiences of all ages Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War 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 is one of the great stories of friendship and war - a successful book it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history Actors David Thewlis Benedict Cumberbatch Tom Hiddleston Toby Kebbell Emily Watson Peter Mullan David Kross Sarah Jane O\'Neill Jeremy Irvine Niels Arestrup David Dencik Geoff Bell Patrick Kennedy Nicolas Bro & Rainer Bock Director Steven Spielberg Certificate 12 years and over Year 2011 Screen Widescreen Languages English - Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; Swedish ; Norwegian ; Danish ; Finnish ; Icelandic Duration 2 hours and 26 minutes (approx)