Poppies of Flanders

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Poppies of Flanders
Directed by Arthur Maude
Written by Herman C. McNeile
Violet E. Powell
Starring Jameson Thomas
Eve Gray
Henry Vibart
Daisy Campbell
CinematographyGeorge Pocknall
Edited by Sam Simmonds
Production
company
Distributed by Wardour Films
Release date
October 1927
Running time
8,700 [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Poppies of Flanders is a 1927 British drama film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Jameson Thomas, Eve Gray and Henry Vibart. [2] It was based on a novel by Herman C. McNeile.

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  1. Low p.429
  2. "BFI - Film & TV Database - POPPIES OF FLANDERS (1927)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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