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Glorious 39

  • 2009
  • R
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Jeremy Northam, Romola Garai, Bill Nighy, and David Tennant in Glorious 39 (2009)
A historical drama of wartime conspiracy centered on the formidable Keyes family, who try to uphold their traditional British way of life on the eve of World War II, as their eldest daughter Anne (Romola Garai) unravels secret recordings of a pro-Hitler appeasement movement.
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The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.

  • Director
    • Stephen Poliakoff
  • Writer
    • Stephen Poliakoff
  • Stars
    • Romola Garai
    • Eddie Redmayne
    • Juno Temple
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    5.6K
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    • Director
      • Stephen Poliakoff
    • Writer
      • Stephen Poliakoff
    • Stars
      • Romola Garai
      • Eddie Redmayne
      • Juno Temple
    • 79User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    Romola Garai
    Romola Garai
    • Anne
    Eddie Redmayne
    Eddie Redmayne
    • Ralph
    Juno Temple
    Juno Temple
    • Celia
    Toby Regbo
    Toby Regbo
    • Michael
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Walter
    Corin Redgrave
    Corin Redgrave
    • Oliver
    Charlie Cox
    Charlie Cox
    • Lawrence
    David Tennant
    David Tennant
    • Hector
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • Alexander
    Jeremy Northam
    Jeremy Northam
    • Balcombe
    Katharine Burford
    • Lucy
    Jenny Agutter
    Jenny Agutter
    • Maud
    Julie Christie
    Julie Christie
    • Aunt Elizabeth
    Hugh Bonneville
    Hugh Bonneville
    • Gilbert
    Asier Newman
    Asier Newman
    • Mick
    Nicholas Blane
    Nicholas Blane
    • Vicar
    Jane Fowler
    Jane Fowler
    • Kathleen
    Sam Kubrick-Finney
    • Young Walter
    • Director
      • Stephen Poliakoff
    • Writer
      • Stephen Poliakoff
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    • Trivia
      Final theatrical movie of Corin Redgrave (Oliver).
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h) During the screening of the movie scene with Gilbert and Anne, they are showing a camera angle and close-up of Gilbert that wasn't actually recorded at location.
    • Quotes

      Elizabeth: This little war makes everything uncertain...

    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 12 August 2011 (2011)
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      Goody Goody
      (Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck)

      © 1935 The Johnny Mercer Foundation (ASCAP) and Chappell & Co. Inc (ASCAP)

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    Ultimately disappointing
    I first came across the captivating young British actress Romola Garai in the 2004 movie "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights". Since then, most of her work has been for television, but she was back on the large screen in the 2009 film "Glorious 39". The '39' refers to 1939 when Britain was on the edge of war with Germany. 'Glorious' relates to both the nature of that year's summer and the affectionate name for Garai's character Anne, the adopted daughter of the aristocratic Keyes family which is headed by an influential Conservative Member of Parliament who is appalled by the notion of the country going to war for the second time in only a couple of decades.

    Written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff as a kind of Hitchcockian thriller, this is a work replete with well-known British character actors spanning the age range from Christopher Lee & Julie Christie through Bill Nighy & Jeremy Northam to David Tennant & Eddie Redmayne. With so much talent available, one has a right to expect more than is actually delivered. The plotting is rather silly and often slow and the characterisation somewhat stilted, while the ending is most unsatisfactory. The locations - mostly in Norfolk - are fine though.
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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2009 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 1939
    • Filming locations
      • Castle Acre Priory, Swaffham, Norfolk, England, UK(extensive ruins)
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • UK Film Council
      • Screen East Content Investment Fund
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      • £3,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $182,253
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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