City transformed for Netflix World War Two film
Work is ongoing ahead of filming later this monthSix Triple Eight is the story of the only all-women, all-black US battalion during WWIIThe film stars Oprah Winfrey, Susan Sarandon and Kerry Washington.Parts of Bradford are going back in time as they are transformed into war-torn Birmingham for a major new film.
Six Triple Eight will tell the story of 6888th battalion, the only all-black, all-female American battalion of World War Two The film, for Netflix, stars Oprah Winfrey, Susan Sarandon and Kerry Washington and is being directed by Tyler Perry.Image caption,The 6888th Postal Directory Battalion was formed in 1945 as there was a significant shortage of soldiers able to manage the postal service for the US Army.
The unit, consisting of more than 800 women, sailed to the UK in February 1945, arriving first in Glasgow before travelling on to Birmingham, where they would be based.