Documentary account of world war ones battle of the somme infamous as one of the bloodiest mistakes in the history of military conflict 60 000 british soldiers fell on the first day alone and a further 400 000 lives were lost all in order to gain just six miles of territory re branded and re released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war the battle of the somme 1916 is one of the most successful british films ever made it is estimated that more