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Darkest Hour
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
2017 · Directed by Joe Wright · 125 min · Drama · History · 15 frames
Tagline
Never give up. Never give in.
Crew
- Screenplay: Anthony McCarten
- Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
- Edited by: Valerio Bonelli
- Music: Dario Marianelli
- Production design: Sarah Greenwood
- Produced by: Tim Bevan, Douglas Urbanski, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner
Cast
- Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill
- Stephen Dillane as Viscount Halifax
- Lily James as Elizabeth Layton
- Ronald Pickup as Neville Chamberlain
- Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Clemmie
- Nicholas Jones as Sir John Simon
- Samuel West as Sir Anthony Eden
- David Schofield as Clement Atlee
- Richard Lumsden as General Ismay
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Working Title, Perfect World Pictures, Focus Features
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Box office: $150,847,207
- Themes: world war ii, biography, based on true story, london underground, british politics, british prime minister, british history, autobiographical, dunkirk, 1940s
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