Michael Apted Quotes

I'd always wanted to do something about the Second World War, but I didn't want to do another combat film, whether it was air, land, or sea.

Michael Apted

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• I'd always wanted to do something about the Second World War, but I didn't want to do another combat film, whether it was air, land, or sea.

  

  Michael Apted
  • World
  • Wanted
  • Second