They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.

Director:

Peter Jackson

Stars:

Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Thomas Adlam	...	Self - Bedfordshire Regiment (voice) (as Capt Thomas Adlam VC)
William Argent	...	Self - Royal Naval Air Service (voice) (as LM William Argent)
John Ashby	...	Self - The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) (voice) (as Cpl John Ashby)
Attwood	...	Self - British Army (voice) (as Cpl Attwood)
Walter Aust	...	Self - East Yorkshire Regiment (voice) (as Pte Walter Aust)
Donald Bain	...	Self - Seaforth Highlanders (voice) (as Pte Donald Bain)
Thomas Baker	...	Self - Chatham Battalion, Royal Naval Division (voice) (as Pte Thomas Baker)
George Banton	...	Self - 50th Division Headquarters (voice) (as Sig George Banton)
Walter Becklake	...	Self - Northhampyonshire Yeomanry (voice) (as L Cpl Walter Becklake MM)
Arthur Beeton	...	Self - Royal Navy Air Service (voice) (as POM Arthur Beeton)
Robert Bell	...	Self - British Army (voice) (as Mr Robert Bell)
William Benham	...	Self - Hawke Battalion, Royal Navy Division (voice) (as Sub Lt William Benham)
Joseph Biglin	...	Self - Durham Light Infantry (voice) (as Pte Joseph Biglin)
Edwin Bigwood	...	Self - Worcestershire Regiment (voice) (as Pte Edwin Bigwood)
Horace Birks	...	Self - Tanks Corps (voice) (as Capt Horace Birks)

Storyline

Through ground breaking computer restoration technology, filmmaker Peter Jackson's team creates a moving real-to-life depiction of the WWI, as never seen before in restored, vivid colorizing & retiming of the film frames, in order to honor those who fought and more accurately depict this historical moment in world history.

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Plot Keywords:

world war one | restored film | film restoration | archive footage | male rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

A ground-breaking documentary directed and produced by Peter Jackson.

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Genres:

Documentary | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing war images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peter Jackson decided not to use narration as one might expect for such a documentary. Instead, he wanted audiences to hear the voices of real soldiers who experienced the conflict first hand.

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Goofs

Several shots of tanks appear in the film, both Mark V (Mark Five) and Mark V* (Mark Five Star). They have been colourised green. In reality, tanks of these types were painted "a neutral brown colour". See the article by the British Tank Museum which states that. "Surrendering to the inevitable, towards the end of 1916 it was ordered that the tanks should be painted in a 'neutral brown colour' all over." These tanks entered service in 1918, and were factory-painted brown.

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Quotes

Soldier: [waving at camera] Hi, mum.

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Crazy Credits

"Filmed on location on the Western Front, 1914 to 1918"

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 20 Best Documentary Films of the Last Decade (2019)

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Soundtracks

If You Want to Find
Traditional Trench Song
Performed by Plan 9 and Hamish McKeich

User Reviews

Prepare yourself.

Utterly haunting movie of life on the western front in WW1. Peter Jackson has thrown some serious computer firepower to bring these soldiers back to life.You will have never seen anything quite like this before.Breathtaking in many parts!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

UK New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

They Shall Not Grow Old

Filming Locations:

Canakkale, Turkey

Box Office

Gross USA:

$17,956,913

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,502,132

Company Credits

Production Co:

House Productions, Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, London, WingNut Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1