A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them.
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| Sam Claflin | ... |
Tom Buckley
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| Gemma Arterton | ... |
Catrin Cole
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Nicholas Murchie | ... |
Bus Conductor
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| Richard E. Grant | ... |
Roger Swain
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| Henry Goodman | ... |
Gabriel Baker
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| Rachael Stirling | ... |
Phyl Moore
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| Jack Huston | ... |
Ellis Cole
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| Bill Nighy | ... |
Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
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| Amanda Root | ... |
Cecy / Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
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| Patrick Gibson | ... |
Rex, the Clapper Loader
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Darren Clarke | ... |
The Gaffer
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| Ed Birch | ... |
Walter, the Director (Careless Talk Film)
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Lissa Evans | ... |
Make-Up Woman (Careless Talk Film)
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Richard Bevan | ... |
Mr. Richards (Dubbing Editor)
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Gaby Chiappe | ... |
Dolly (Carrot Film)
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| Amanda Fairbank-Hynes | ... |
Mabel (Carrot Film)
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| Lily Knight | ... |
Rose Starling
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| Francesca Knight | ... |
Lily Starling
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Bella Ava Georgiou | ... |
Pearl (Girl on the Tube)
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| Alfie Stewart | ... |
Soldier on the Tube
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Mossie Smith | ... |
Female Warden
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| Jay Simpson | ... |
Alf Reynolds
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| Paul Ritter | ... |
Raymond Parfitt
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| Eddie Marsan | ... |
Sammy Smith
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Frances Jeater | ... |
Spitfires Collector
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| Claudia Jessie | ... |
Doris Cleavely / Lily
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| Stephanie Hyam | ... |
Angela Ralli-Thomas / Rose
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| Richard Syms | ... |
Head Waiter
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| Natalia Ryumina | ... |
Muriel (Ellis's Friend)
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| Helen McCrory | ... |
Sophie Smith
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| Rebecca Saire | ... |
Mortuary Nurse
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| Jeremy Irons | ... |
Secretary of War
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| Jake Lacy | ... |
Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan
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| Miles Richardson | ... |
Movietone Newsreader (voice)
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| Gordon Brown | ... |
Chick, the 1st AD
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Julia Lewis | ... |
The Make-Up Artist
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Liliana Gane | ... |
The Wardrobe Mistress
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Hubert Burton | ... |
Wyndham Best / Johnnie (The Hero)
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| Michael Marcus | ... |
Alex, the Director
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Stephen Boswell | ... |
War Widows Collector
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Feline Allentoft | ... |
Wyndham Best's Girlfriend
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Ellie Haddington | ... |
Catrin's Landlady
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Florence Woolley | ... |
Corona Cinema Usherette
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Joanna Brookes | ... |
Woman in Corona
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Patrick Osborne | ... |
Soldier in Corona
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| Nell Barlow | ... |
Second Waitress (uncredited)
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| Letty Butler | ... |
First Waitress (uncredited)
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Steve Carroll | ... |
Sid, the Boom Operator (uncredited)
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| Emma Cunniffe | ... |
Ettie (uncredited)
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Marco De Marlo | ... |
George (uncredited)
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| Kathleen Harrison | ... |
Lady in Film (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Kornelia Horvath | ... |
Woman in the Shelter (uncredited)
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Katie Jackson | ... |
Secretary to Mr. Swain (uncredited)
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| Gavin Lee Lewis | ... |
1st AD (uncredited)
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| Cathy Murphy | ... |
Vee (uncredited)
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| Hugh O'Brien | ... |
Gaffer (uncredited)
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| Clive Russell | ... |
Mr. Starling (uncredited)
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| John Whitby | ... |
Mortuary staff (uncredited)
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| Lee Whitlock | ... |
Man in Pub (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Lone Scherfig | ||
Written by
| Lissa Evans | ... | (based on the novel "Their Finest Hour and a Half" by) |
| Gaby Chiappe | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Ivan Dunleavy | ... | executive producer |
| Finola Dwyer | ... | producer |
| Zygi Kamasa | ... | executive producer |
| Elizabeth Karlsen | ... | producer |
| Christine Langan | ... | executive producer |
| Richard Mansell | ... | associate producer |
| Robert Norris | ... | executive producer |
| Amanda Posey | ... | producer |
| Jim Spencer | ... | line producer |
| Peter Watson | ... | executive producer |
| Ed Wethered | ... | executive producer |
| Sean Wheelan | ... | co-producer |
| Stephen Woolley | ... | producer |
Music by
| Rachel Portman | ||
Cinematography by
| Sebastian Blenkov | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Lucia Zucchetti | ||
Editorial Department
| Thom Berryman | ... | head of operations: Pinewood Digital |
| James Corless | ... | dailies producer |
| Fiona DeSouza | ... | associate editor |
| Craig Ferreira | ... | second assistant editor |
| Markus Hautz | ... | teaser editor |
| Adam Inglis | ... | colorist |
| Jashesh Jhaveri | ... | deliverables technician |
| Adam McHattie | ... | digital lab operator |
| Robert Platt-Higgins | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Thy Quach | ... | uncredited |
| Maimunah Yahkup | ... | conform editor |
Casting By
| Lucy Bevan | ||
| Kate Rhodes James | ||
Production Design by
| Alice Normington | ||
Art Direction by
| Gareth Cousins | ||
| Arwel Evans | ||
| Jonathan Houlding | ||
| Lynne Huitson | ... | (Supervising Art Director) |
| Nic Pallace | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Liz Griffiths | ||
Costume Design by
| Charlotte Walter | ||
Makeup Department
| Laura Blount | ... | make-up and hair: dailies |
| Hanna Canfor | ... | hair and make-up artist |
| Gemma Curran | ... | hair coordinator / makeup coordinator |
| Bella Ava Georgiou | ... | hair artist / makeup artist |
| Catriona Johnstone | ... | hair artist / makeup artist |
| Hanna Lewis-Jones | ... | hair trainee: crowd, Wales / makeup trainee: crowd, Wales |
| Eva Marieges Moore | ... | makeup artist |
| Nora Robertson | ... | hair artist / makeup artist |
| Jutta Russell | ... | hair supervisor: crowd / makeup supervisor: crowd |
| Vicky Voller | ... | hair stylist: crowd / makeup artist: crowd |
| Amie Wilson | ... | hair stylist: crowd / makeup artist: crowd |
| Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
| Sara Fagan | ... | crowd daily junior hair and makeup (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Polly Duval | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Kate Hazell | ... | unit production manager |
| Jess MacDonald | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sam Barry-Parker | ... | crowd second assistant director |
| Daniel Cox | ... | third assistant director |
| James Manning | ... | second assistant director |
| Jack Ravenscroft | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| David Ackrill | ... | props |
| Daniel Ainslie | ... | dressing props |
| Gareth Bailey | ... | dressing props |
| Simon Bang | ... | storyboard artist |
| Laura Barden | ... | assistant art director |
| Graham Barford | ... | carpenter |
| Andy Bottomley | ... | graphic designer |
| Ryan Bradbury | ... | daily dressing props |
| Sarah Bradley | ... | graphic artist |
| James Burlack | ... | carpenter |
| Christopher Chandler | ... | standby props |
| Phil Clark | ... | visual research |
| Nick Clayton | ... | carpenter |
| Charlie Cobb | ... | fine artist |
| Bruce Collier | ... | dressing props |
| Nigel Crafts | ... | hod carpenter |
| Chelsea Davison | ... | art department assistant |
| James Fennessy | ... | painter (as Jim Fennesy) |
| Christopher Gardner | ... | painter |
| Tone Gibbs | ... | prop storeman |
| Luke Goodman | ... | painter |
| Mark Goodman | ... | stagehand |
| Ryan Goodman | ... | stagehand |
| Richard Grant | ... | model maker |
| Neil Griffiths | ... | dressing props |
| Neil Hornshaw | ... | props |
| Tony Hoskins | ... | carpenter |
| Nigel Hughes | ... | scenic artist |
| Lynne Huitson | ... | supervising art director |
| Warren Lever | ... | construction manager |
| Piotr Micyk | ... | daily dressing props |
| Wes Nike | ... | illustrator |
| Jannecke Nilsen | ... | petty cash buyer |
| Mark Overall | ... | carpenter |
| Luke SS Owens | ... | wales construction manager |
| Nic Pallace | ... | supervising art director |
| Matthew Parsons | ... | painter |
| Juan Pasqual | ... | construction driver |
| Craig Price | ... | property master |
| John Roberts | ... | hod painter |
| Paul Robinson | ... | chargehand stand-by props |
| Mark Runchman | ... | daily dressing props |
| Jamie Shakespeare | ... | assistant art director |
| Ludo Lawlor Smith | ... | scenic painter |
| David Sutheran | ... | stand-by props |
| Mike Syson | ... | dressing props |
| Leigh Took | ... | miniatures supervisor |
| Mark Townsend | ... | carpenter |
| Mikey Vernetti | ... | carpenter |
| Danny Webster | ... | rigger |
| Paul 'Welcie' Wellstead | ... | rigger |
| Paul Williams | ... | carpenter |
| Burt Wilson | ... | painter |
| Paul Wolstencroft | ... | stage hand |
Sound Department
| Ben Barker | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Peter Burgis | ... | foley artist |
| Andrew Caller | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Michael Clayton | ... | mix technician |
| Mark DeSimone | ... | adr mixer |
| Simon Diggins | ... | adr mixer |
| Danny Freemantle | ... | sound effects editor |
| Glenn Freemantle | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Nick Freemantle | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Glen Gathard | ... | foley mixer |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer |
| Nina Hartstone | ... | adr editor / supervising dialogue editor |
| Alistair Hawkins | ... | sound editor |
| Robert Malone | ... | sound effects editor |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| Harry Platford | ... | adr recordist |
| Jemma Riley-Tolch | ... | foley mixer |
| Andrew Simmons | ... | second assistant sound |
| Ian Tapp | ... | additional re-recording mixer |
| George Trevis | ... | sound maintenance |
| Martin Trevis | ... | sound recordist |
| James Wichall | ... | dialogue editor |
| Adrià Mateu | ... | spanish dubbing recordist (uncredited) |
| Patch Morrison | ... | additional sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Leon Harris | ... | special effects technician |
| Graham Hills | ... | senior special effects technician |
| Dave Kneath | ... | special effects technician |
| Greg Oddoye | ... | special effects trainee |
| Jade Poole | ... | special effects coordinator: Real SFX |
| Chris Reynolds | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Neil Reynolds | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Alan Banis | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Sonny Hamberg | ... | visual effects |
| Elin Kothe | ... | matte painter |
| Raneshkumar Kumboji | ... | Compositor: SBL India |
| Ivan Lindfors | ... | digital compositor: Filmgate |
| Christian Lindholm | ... | matte painter |
| Daniel Nielsen | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Magnus Olsson | ... | visual effects |
| Elin Plantin | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Irene Prokopets | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Denis Reva | ... | compositor |
| Kristian Talajic | ... | visual effects |
| Michael Timoshenko | ... | digital compositor |
| Gustav Törnroth | ... | visual effects |
| Freya Wheelan | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Erica Winkler | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Stunts
| Dan Hirst | ... | stunt performer |
| Gavin Lee Lewis | ... | stunt performer |
| Jo McLaren | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Simon McLaren-Clark | ... | stunt performer |
| Simon Whyman | ... | stunt safety |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Brian Beaumont | ... | gaffer |
| David J. Bremner | ... | grip |
| David Bridle | ... | daily lighting technician |
| Chris Cavanagh | ... | video operator |
| Robbie Chapman | ... | a camera second assistant |
| Ashley Connell | ... | standby rigger |
| Sylvain Cruiziat | ... | video trainee |
| Nicola Dove | ... | still photographer |
| Kevin Foy | ... | key grip |
| Noah Furrer | ... | desk op |
| Will Gething | ... | camera trainee |
| Ian Glenister | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Rebecca Horsburgh | ... | grip trainee |
| Michael Kinsella-Perks | ... | assistant camera |
| Danny McGee | ... | practical electrician |
| Ewan McRobb | ... | desk op |
| Alan Millar | ... | electrician |
| Ian Ogden | ... | grip |
| Charlie Parker | ... | electrician |
| Paul Parker | ... | electrician |
| Desmond Perry | ... | lighting technician |
| Iwan Prys Reynolds | ... | focus puller: "a" camera |
| Sam Rogers | ... | video assist assistant |
| Sarah Rollason | ... | 1st assistant b camera |
| Suzanne Sanders | ... | best boy |
| Tom Stansfield | ... | grip |
| Alexandra Voikou | ... | clapper loader: b camera |
| Derek Gilbert Zacho | ... | digital imaging technician |
Casting Department
| Vanessa Baker | ... | adr voice casting |
| Emma Crompton | ... | casting assistant |
| Sally King | ... | child crowd casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Richard Bass | ... | Costume Fitter and Military Advisor |
| Emily Bowen | ... | key crowd standby |
| Martin Clarke | ... | crowd costumier |
| Jason Marshall | ... | principal standby |
| Anna Spencer | ... | principal costume standby |
| Hannah Walter | ... | costume supervisor |
| Hannah Warren | ... | crowd costumier |
| Beth Wootton | ... | costume: intern |
| Fliss Wyatt | ... | crowd mistress |
Location Management
| Chris Clifford | ... | location marshall |
| Jonah Coombes | ... | supervising location manager |
| Eleri Coulten | ... | assistant location manager |
| James Davey | ... | location assistant |
| Charlotte Hemsley | ... | location assistant |
| Tom Marshall | ... | location runner |
| Matt Risebrow | ... | assistant location manager (as Matthew Risebrow) |
| Lenart Cernilogar | ... | location marshall (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Zeina Azouqah | ... | music copyist |
| Joris Bartsch Buhle | ... | conductor / orchestra contractor |
| Christoph Bauschinger | ... | music editor |
| Matt Dunkley | ... | orchestrator |
| Sarah Fuggle | ... | assistant to composer |
| Christopher Gutch | ... | composer agent (as Chris Gutch) |
| Laura Katz | ... | music supervisor |
| Tobias Lehmann | ... | music engineer / music mixer |
| Jaimie Li | ... | music business and legal executive |
| Rachel Portman | ... | orchestrator |
| Lauren Weiss | ... | music clearance & licensing |
Script and Continuity Department
| Irene Chawko | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Murray Aston | ... | unit driver |
| Paul Deluce | ... | driver: Lone Scherfig |
| Wayne Green | ... | facilities account manager |
| Ted Leaning | ... | driver |
| Nigel Moore | ... | minibus driver |
| Bill Walker | ... | driver: cast |
Additional Crew
| Maria Aguilar | ... | crowd pa |
| Sabbir Ahmed | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Amy Ajeto | ... | production assistant |
| Ennis Alhashimi | ... | accounts assistant |
| Athba AlKhudairy | ... | Crowd AD |
| Stewart Allen-Smith | ... | set pa (as Stewart Allen) |
| Helen Ashton | ... | dialect coach |
| Simon Baber | ... | location scout |
| Jacqui Barr | ... | marketing executive |
| Mauro Blanco | ... | dubbing actor |
| Samantha Choat | ... | production assistant: dailies |
| Ravi Ajit Chopra | ... | director: BBC Films, promotional feature |
| Diarmuid Coghlan | ... | production accountant |
| Hannah Duncan | ... | production coordinator: Wildgaze Films |
| Nicky Earnshaw | ... | head of production: Pinewood Pictures |
| Johan Ewing | ... | legal executive |
| Zachary Fox | ... | production assistant: pinewood pictures |
| Chiara Gelardin | ... | For Hanway Films |
| Emma Green | ... | assistant: Elizabeth Karlsen |
| Julia Hall | ... | senior designer: Lipsync Design |
| Boyd Harvey | ... | insurance: Media Insurance Brokers |
| Katie Jackson | ... | assistant: Ms Scherfig |
| Amy Jones | ... | floor runner (as Amy Rebecca Jones) |
| Hilary Joyce | ... | assistant accountant |
| Jay Julier | ... | rushes runner |
| Ben Kozel | ... | assistant production co-ordinator |
| Joanna Laurie | ... | head of production: Number 9 Films |
| Kate Lawrence | ... | head of development |
| Thomas Mann | ... | for hanway films |
| Francesca Maraki | ... | production intern |
| Thomas B. McGrath | ... | Chief Operating Officer STX Entertainment |
| Sarah Micciche | ... | Legal and Business Affairs: Pinewood Pictures |
| Courtney Noble | ... | head of acquisitions & development: Pinewood Pictures |
| Robert Platt-Higgins | ... | production secretary |
| Steve Richard | ... | immigration consultant |
| Linda Jayne Roberts | ... | unit medic |
| Liam French Robinson | ... | dialect coach |
| Nicolas Sandler | ... | Ripken Productions |
| Penny Skuse | ... | location liaison: Wales Screen |
| Yu-Fai Suen | ... | managing director: Pinewood Pictures |
| Andy Surry | ... | production coordinator |
| Graham Sylvester | ... | representative: Pinewood Pictures |
| Elena Taborra | ... | personal assistant: Jack Huston |
| Guy Thompson | ... | assistant to producer |
| Ricky Vallance | ... | rigger |
| Michael D. Walsh | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Howard Watkins | ... | head of title design |
| Richard Wild | ... | weather consultant |
| Gary Bunn | ... | technical director (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Malene Blenkov | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Dacre | ... | thanks |
| Nick Hornby | ... | special thanks |
| Samantha Perahia | ... | thanks: British Film Commission |
| Tristen Tuckfield | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- BBC Film (presents)
- Welsh Government (presents)
- Pinewood Pictures (presents)
- Ingenious Media (in association with)
- HanWay Films (in association with)
- Wildgaze Films
- Number 9 Films
- Film i Väst (in association with)
- Filmgate Films
- Ripken Productions
Distributors
- M2 Films (2017) (Poland)
- EuropaCorp
- A Contracorriente Films (2017) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Concorde Filmverleih (2017) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Elevation Pictures (2017) (Canada) (theatrical)
- EuropaCorp USA (2017) (United States) (theatrical)
- EuropaCorp. Distribution (2017) (France) (theatrical)
- Fabula Films (2017) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Kino Films (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2017) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2017) (Greece) (theatrical)
- STX Entertainment (2017) (United States) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2017) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- The Searchers (2017) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Transmission Films (2017) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Film1 (2018) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2016) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa & Iran)
- GEM Entertainment (2016) (Non-US)
- Lionsgate UK (2016) (United Kingdom)
- SF Film Finland (2017) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- The Searchers (2017) (Belgium)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2019) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Filmgate (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Berlin Session Orchestra (orchestra)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Cutting Edge Group (music services)
- European Film Bonds (completion bond company)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Funn (hosiery supplier)
- HireWorks (post-production facilities)
- Imperial War Museum (Archive Footage courtesy of)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Pinewood Digital (digital dailies)
- Representation Upson Edwards (production services)
- Teldex Studio Berlin (music mixed at)
- Teldex Studio Berlin (music recorded at)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack)
- Works ADV (poster design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
During the London Blitz of World War II, Catrin Cole is recruited by the British Ministry of Information to write scripts for propaganda films that the public will actually watch without scoffing. In the line of her new duties, Cole investigates the story of two young women who supposedly piloted a boat in the Dunkirk Evacuation. Although it proved a complete misapprehension, the story becomes the basis for a fictional film with some possible appeal. As Cole labors to write the script with her new colleagues such as Tom Buckley, veteran actor Ambrose Hilliard must accept that his days as a leading man are over as he joins the project. Together, this disparate trio must struggle against such complications such as sexism against Cole, jealous relatives, and political interference in their artistic decisions even as London endures the bombs of the enemy. In the face of those challenges, they share a hope to contribute something meaningful in this time of war and in their own lives. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) |
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| Taglines | In the fight for freedom everyone played a part See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR10,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $12,313,591, 07 Jun 2018 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | When asked what his reactions were to being cast as Ambrose Hilliard, Bill Nighy said: "They were looking for someone to play a chronically self-absorbed actor in his declining years, and they thought of me, which is something that's easier to process on some mornings rather than others." See more » |
| Goofs | When Catrin Cole exits an Underground Station an Air Raid is starting and Air Raid Sirens are sounding; however they are not broadcasting the rising and falling note of the "Air Attack Warning", but the constant high pitched note of the "All Clear" which was / would be sounded after danger had passed. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Multimedia Update + XVD Launch (14/01/2017) (2017). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Brighton Promenade See more » |
| Quotes |
Phyl Moore:
They're afraid they won't be able to put us back in the box when this is over, and it makes them belligerent. See more » |