Clips from "Mad Jack" (1970). World War I British poet Siegfried Sassoon, Military Cross for bravery, played by Michael Jayston in "Mad Jack" (1970), directed by Jack Gold - BAFTA nomination for Michael Jayston, Monte Carlo Festival award. The play is about Siegfried Sassoon's powerful, articulate protest against the madness of the war and the sacrifice of men's lives for no reason. Starring Michael Jayston, Michael Pennington, David Wood, Clive Swift, Charles Lewsen, Anna Barry, John Boxer, Jonathan Cecil, Donald Sumpter. Directed by Jack Gold.