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Hope and Glory

  • 19871987
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
14K
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8,914
1,030
Hope and Glory (1987)
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Bill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults ... Read allBill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults as he prowls the ruins of bombed houses.Bill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults as he prowls the ruins of bombed houses.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
14K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,914
1,030
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    • Director
      • John Boorman
    • Writer
      • John Boorman
    • Stars
      • Sarah Miles
      • David Hayman
      • Sebastian Rice-Edwards
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Boorman
    • Writer
      • John Boorman
    • Stars
      • Sarah Miles
      • David Hayman
      • Sebastian Rice-Edwards
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 87User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 16 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Hope and Glory
    Trailer 3:01
    Hope and Glory

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    Hope and Glory (1987)
    Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Hope and Glory (1987)
    Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Charley Boorman in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Sarah Miles and Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Sammi Davis, David Hayman, Sarah Miles, Geraldine Muir, Derrick O'Connor, Sebastian Rice-Edwards, and Susan Wooldridge in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Geraldine Muir and Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Jean-Marc Barr and Sammi Davis in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Sarah Miles, Derrick O'Connor, and Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope and Glory (1987)

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    Sarah Miles
    Sarah Miles
    • Grace
    David Hayman
    David Hayman
    • Clive
    Sebastian Rice-Edwards
    Sebastian Rice-Edwards
    • Bill
    • (as Sebastian Rice Edwards)
    Geraldine Muir
    Geraldine Muir
    • Sue
    Sammi Davis
    Sammi Davis
    • Dawn
    Derrick O'Connor
    Derrick O'Connor
    • Mac
    Susan Wooldridge
    Susan Wooldridge
    • Molly
    Jean-Marc Barr
    Jean-Marc Barr
    • Bruce
    Ian Bannen
    Ian Bannen
    • Grandfather George
    Annie Leon
    Annie Leon
    • Grandma
    Jill Baker
    Jill Baker
    • Faith
    Amelda Brown
    Amelda Brown
    • Hope
    Katrine Boorman
    Katrine Boorman
    • Charity
    Colin Higgins
    • Clive's Pal
    Shelagh Fraser
    Shelagh Fraser
    • WVS Woman
    Gerald James
    • Headmaster
    Barbara Pierson
    • Teacher
    Nicky Taylor
    • Roger
    • Director
      • John Boorman
    • Writer
      • John Boorman
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A 650 feet long suburban street set with seventeen semi-detached houses was constructed for this movie. Apparently, at the time at least, it was the largest set built in the UK for twenty-five years.
    • Goofs
      The man is incorrect when he tells the boy that they (the Nazis) will be bombing France with Big Bertha which has a range of 25 miles. Big Bertha was a nickname given to a gun the Germans constructed in the first World War. It was made by welding 3 gun barrels together which gave it a range of 75 miles.
    • Quotes

      Grandfather George: You want to know why they're called Faith, Hope, Grace and Charity?

      Bill Rowen: Why?

      Grandfather George: Your Grandmother. She named them after the virtues I lack. That's marriage for you!

    • Connections
      Featured in Wogan: Episode #7.104 (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Begin the Beguine
      Written by Cole Porter

      Performed by Sammi Davis

    User reviews87

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    More British than British
    Set in London during World War II, Hope and Glory is anything but your typical war film. It's an autobiographical sketch of a schoolboy who witnesses, firsthand, the aerial devastation of London. Through his innocent eyes, we see the destruction in a completely unique way. To him, the war is more than simply catastrophic: it's also creative. This movie is somewhat unique in the sense that it's a war film lacking tragic or heroic qualities. We see ordinary people not only getting by, but also getting a buzz off of the excitement.

    What's most interesting about the boy's perspective is this: while he watches any number of British social norms become transformed or nullified because of the exigencies of war (the film has some hilarious scenes to that effect), the British remain remarkably British. There is no debilitating self-doubt about who or what they are. It's about a crisis in the historical sense, similar to Bruni's experience of the early Italian Renaissance, which served to reinforce and infuse with energy the cultural assumptions commonly taken for granted. As an American, one senses what it means to be English, to have those qualities refined and purified like iron in a blast furnace, which is not an easy feeling to convey.

    The boy's mother (Sarah Miles), for example, with her husband away in the service, is thrust into the role of head of household. And yet, she's demonstrably uncomfortable assuming these duties. The boy's grandfather, who is warm, acerbic, formal, dignified, and comically lascivious, appears as a bundle of contradictions; but, he's a microcosm of British social contradictions, which makes him fascinating.

    One hopes that the events of September the 11th can inspire in us a similar sense of what it means to be American, and maybe help us to find some hope and glory in ourselves.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1988 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hoffnung und Ruhm
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Nelson Entertainment
      • Goldcrest Films International
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,021,120
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,497
      • Oct 18, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,021,120
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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