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Darkest Hour (2017)

PG-13 125 minutes EN Drama , History

Never never never surrender

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.

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Gary Oldman

Winston Churchill

Kristin Scott Thomas

Clemmie

Ben Mendelsohn

King George VI

Lily James

Elizabeth Layton

Ronald Pickup

Neville Chamberlain

Stephen Dillane

Viscount Halifax

Nicholas Jones

Sir John Simon

Samuel West

Sir Anthony Eden

David Schofield

Clement Atlee

Richard Lumsden

General Ismay

Malcolm Storry

General Ironside

Hilton McRae

Arthur Greenwood

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Valerio Bonelli

Editor

Sarah Greenwood

Production Design

Oliver Goodier

Art Direction

Nick Gottschalk

Supervising Art Director

Joe Howard

Art Direction

Katie Spencer

Set Decoration

Jacqueline Durran

Costume Design

Joe Wright

Director

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The most positive review

I saw this film at TIFF on the big screen and loved it. There's not a weak member of the cast. I really loved the way the photography reflected the sense of gloom that would have been felt by the people facing a new war. Big thumbs up, gives a strong sense of the time and place.

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The most negative review

I have no idea why people are raving about this film, it's a bit crap, it's probably Oldman weakest performance to date, and the cinematography is terrible. Churchill with Brian Cox in the lead role is a FAR superior film on the subject.

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Official website: http://www.focusfeatures.com/darkesthour/

Production companies: Focus Features, Perfect World Pictures, Working Title Films

Production countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

Budget: $30,000,000

Revenue: $150,847,207

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PG-13 (Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present.)

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