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They Shall Not Grow Old

  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
34K
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They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
Produced and directed by Peter Jackson: The acclaimed documentary is an extraordinary look at the soldiers and events of the Great War, using film footage captured at the time, now presented as the world has never seen. By utilizing state-of-the-art restoration, colorization and 3D technologies, and pulling from 600 hours of BBC archival interviews, Jackson puts forth an intensely gripping, immersive and authentic experience through the eyes and voices of the British soldiers who lived it.
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A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
34K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter Jackson
  • Stars
    • Thomas Adlam(voice)
    • William Argent(voice)
    • John Ashby(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter Jackson
  • Stars
    • Thomas Adlam(voice)
    • William Argent(voice)
    • John Ashby(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 299User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Thomas Adlam
    • Self - Bedfordshire Regimentas Self - Bedfordshire Regiment
    • (voice)
    • (as Capt Thomas Adlam VC)
    William Argent
    • Self - Royal Naval Air Serviceas Self - Royal Naval Air Service
    • (voice)
    • (as LM William Argent)
    John Ashby
    • Self - The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)as Self - The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
    • (voice)
    • (as Cpl John Ashby)
    Attwood
    • Self - British Armyas Self - British Army
    • (voice)
    • (as Cpl Attwood)
    Walter Aust
    • Self - East Yorkshire Regimentas Self - East Yorkshire Regiment
    • (voice)
    • (as Pte Walter Aust)
    Donald Bain
    • Self - Seaforth Highlandersas Self - Seaforth Highlanders
    • (voice)
    • (as Pte Donald Bain)
    Thomas Baker
    • Self - Chatham Battalion, Royal Naval Divisionas Self - Chatham Battalion, Royal Naval Division
    • (voice)
    • (as Pte Thomas Baker)
    George Banton
    • Self - 50th Division Headquartersas Self - 50th Division Headquarters
    • (voice)
    • (as Sig George Banton)
    Walter Becklake
    • Self - Northhampyonshire Yeomanryas Self - Northhampyonshire Yeomanry
    • (voice)
    • (as L Cpl Walter Becklake MM)
    Arthur Beeton
    • Self - Royal Navy Air Serviceas Self - Royal Navy Air Service
    • (voice)
    • (as POM Arthur Beeton)
    Robert Bell
    • Self - British Armyas Self - British Army
    • (voice)
    • (as Mr Robert Bell)
    William Benham
    • Self - Hawke Battalion, Royal Navy Divisionas Self - Hawke Battalion, Royal Navy Division
    • (voice)
    • (as Sub Lt William Benham)
    Joseph Biglin
    • Self - Durham Light Infantryas Self - Durham Light Infantry
    • (voice)
    • (as Pte Joseph Biglin)
    Edwin Bigwood
    • Self - Worcestershire Regimentas Self - Worcestershire Regiment
    • (voice)
    • (as Pte Edwin Bigwood)
    Horace Birks
    • Self - Tanks Corpsas Self - Tanks Corps
    • (voice)
    • (as Capt Horace Birks)
    Edmund Blunden
    • Self - Royal Sussex Regimentas Self - Royal Sussex Regiment
    • (voice)
    • (as Lt Edmund Blunden MC)
    Clarence Bourne
    • Self - Army Service Corpsas Self - Army Service Corps
    • (voice)
    • (as S Sgt Clarence Bourne)
    Allan Bray
    • Self - The Duke of Edinburgh's ((Whiltshire Regiment))as Self - The Duke of Edinburgh's ((Whiltshire Regiment))
    • (voice)
    • (as L Cpl Allan Bray)
    • Director
      • Peter Jackson
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Much of the footage had never been seen, having sat in the vaults of London's Imperial War Museum for many years.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Soldier: [waving at camera] Hi, mum.

    • Crazy credits
      "Filmed on location on the Western Front, 1914 to 1918"
    • Connections
      Featured in Front Row: Episode #3.3 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      If You Want to Find
      Traditional Trench Song
      Performed by Plan 9 and Hamish McKeich

    User reviews299

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    This should be compulsory viewing
    Everyone over the age of 13 should be made to watch this.

    This is simple exceptional work at every level from Peter Jackson and his team.

    It showed the pure fragility of life, and how the soldiers dealt with it, mainly with humour and machine gun boiled tea.

    It's haunting yet funny, disturbing yet uplifting. It's war. And this is the closest I ever want to come to it.
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    • Nov 12, 2018

    FAQ7

    • When will this be on general release for the public?
    • Is the title of this film an intentional misquote of Laurence Binyon's Ode of Remembrance?Laurence Binyon's poem 'For the Fallen' published in 1914 has the line "They shall grow not old" which is often misquoted as "They shall not grow old". Is Peter Jackson's film title playing with the meaning here, in the sense that we are seeing the soldiers as they were during the war, and therefore will not grow old on screen? Or is it another example of a misquote?
    • will this be released on 3d bluray ?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • New Zealand
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Вони не постаріють
    • Filming locations
      • Canakkale, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • House Productions
      • Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, London
      • WingNut Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,956,913
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,502,132
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1(original footage)
      • 1.85 : 1

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