1917
Two lance corporals race across no man's land in April 1917 to stop an attack that would slaughter 1,600 men, one of them a brother.
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About the film
Time is the enemy.
What it’s about
In northern France, 6 April 1917, a British general orders Lance Corporal Blake and Lance Corporal Schofield to cross ground apparently abandoned by German troops. They carry a command to call off an offensive by the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment. If they fail, 1,600 soldiers, including Blake's brother, will walk into a trap.
What hooks you
Director Sam Mendes builds the mission as a race against time, with the camera following the two men almost without cuts. The film won Oscars for Roger Deakins' cinematography, for visual effects and for sound, plus seven BAFTA awards including Best Film and Best Director. More than one and a half kilometres of trenches were dug for the production, and scenes were rehearsed for six months before shooting began.
Who it’s for
It is a good pick for those who like war stories where the tension comes from a single urgent journey rather than large-scale battle scenes. It will also suit viewers drawn to technically ambitious filmmaking that places them inside the action.
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom
- Year
- 2019
- Running time
- 1h 59min
- Age rating
- 18+
- MPAA
- R
- World premiere
- Dec 4, 2019
×3.8box office to budget
Ratings
MOVIE․ONE · 640 votesCreative team
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Trivia
- More than one and a half kilometers of trenches were dug for the filming of the movie.
- It took 6 months to rehearse all the scenes before filming began.
- In the Low Force area, on the River Tees, Teesdale, where the film was shot, signs were put up warning people that the body parts scattered around the site were dummies.
- The film was shot in long takes (up to eight and a half minutes), then edited to look like a single continuous take.
- Conservationists, concerned that filming on Salisbury Plain near Stonehenge could damage hypothetical burial sites, asked for archaeological surveys to be carried out before any construction began.
Awards and nominations
13 wins · 13 nominations
- 3 wins Academy Awards
- 2 wins Golden Globe Awards
- 7 wins BAFTA Awards
- 1 win Golden Eagle Awards
- Best Cinematography Academy Awards · 2020
- Best Visual Effects Academy Awards · 2020
- Best Sound Academy Awards · 2020
- Best Director Sam Mendes Golden Globe Awards · 2020
- Best Film (Drama) Golden Globe Awards · 2020
- Best Cinematography BAFTA Awards · 2020
Also nominated Saturn Awards2 Cesar Awards1
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