Darkest Hour 2017

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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.

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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... Winston Churchill

... King George VI

... Elizabeth Layton

... Neville Chamberlain

... Viscount Halifax

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23 Jun 2021 by Mex5150

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.

Release Date:

Nov 22, 2017 (United Kingdom,United States)

Run Time:

2hr 5`

MMPA Rating:

PG-13

Original Language:

English

Production Countries:

United Kingdom,United States

Status:

Released

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23 Jun 2021 by Mex5150

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.

23 Jun 2021 by Gimly

As with many of the biopics I've seen recently, _Darkest Hour_ is more focussed on delivering you the facts than getting you involved with the characters. It is an interesting idea to have the majority of the story revolve around the of whether or not to sue for peace. That as a core concept in so much as the question of "Do I take the guarantee of saving my country or do I take the risk of saving the world?" and beyond that "Is there even a right answer to that question? And who am I to decide something this big?" is a great philosophical centre for a movie. But I never felt like I knew why any of these people had the answers that they gave. I get that in a historical context, these aren't characters they are real life people, so they answers they had are the answers we see, but again, we are only given the _what_, not the _why_. Except you can throw all of that away because here comes Gary Oldman in his Oscar nominated transformation to make this movie 100% worth watching. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

23 Jun 2021 by barrymost

It's 1940, and Hitler is attempting to take over Europe. The film takes an interesting look at Winston Churchill's first five weeks as Prime Minister. The acting in this movie is quite accomplished; good actors bring insight and depth to the characters. Overall, it's a well-done, engrossing film. Gary Oldman's performance as Winston Churchill was very good indeed, and his delivery of Churchill's speeches alone make watching the movie worthwhile!

23 Jun 2021 by Ruggerview

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.

23 Jun 2021 by Peter89Spencer

Gary Oldman was superb as Churchill.

06 Jan 2023 by Peter McGinn

I thought I might have seen this a couple pf years ago, but I still enjoyed it. There have been a few movies about Churchill’s rise to power at the outset of World War II. This one seems to cover the least amount of ground, focusing on his thought processes, the political climate and his personal life leading only up to the beginning of the Dunkirk evacuation. I thought there were two things the film did well with its strong writing and actor portrayal: the first was to present Churchill, a larger than life character, as just a life-size person, with the foibles and weaknesses he carried around with him. The other strength was in building depth into some of the secondary characters. His new aide typist, for example, is ready to quit after Churchill yells at her unfairly. It would have been easy to rehabilitate him for that temper tantrum by having him soften towards her and convince her to stay on. Instead she leaves the building, is handed an important communication from the king, and decides for herself to stay on and do the job. Churchill is the focal point pf the film, but again and again he shares the limelight onscreen with others like this, such as the extended scene in the subway. So within it’s narrow focus, I think the movie does a great job telling the story of this interlude from history.

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Darkest Hour

Directors & Credit Writers

... Second Assistant Director

... Second Assistant Director

... Second Unit Director

Cast

... Winston Churchill

... King George VI

... Elizabeth Layton

... Neville Chamberlain

... Viscount Halifax

... Sir John Simon

... Sir Anthony Eden

... Clement Atlee

... General Ismay

... General Ironside

... Arthur Greenwood

... Sir Samuel Hoare

... John Evans

... Air Chief Marshal Dowding

... Admiral Ramsay

... Admiral Dudley Pound

... President Roosevelt (voice)

... Tom Leonard

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... Executive In Charge Of Production

... Publicist

... Production Accountant

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