Synopsis
Time is the enemy
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
1917
2019 Directed by Sam Mendes
Cast
George MacKay Dean-Charles Chapman Mark Strong Andrew Scott Richard Madden Claire Duburcq Colin Firth Benedict Cumberbatch Daniel Mays Adrian Scarborough Chris Walley Nabhaan Rizwan Jamie Parker Tommy French Paul Tinto Billy Postlethwaite Richard McCabe Justin Edwards Jonny Lavelle Gabriel Akuwudike Pip Carter Michael Jibson Andy Apollo Josef Davies Spike Leighton Robert Maaser Gerran Howell Adam Hugill Benjamin Adams Show All…
Director
Producers
Writers
Editor
Cinematography
Production Design
Art Direction
Rod McLean Elaine Kusmishko Stephen Swain Simon Elsley Lauren Briggs-Miller Aoife Warren Sarah Bicknell Danny Clark
Set Decoration
Visual Effects
Guillaume Rocheron Greg Butler Sona Pak Will Newis Richard Little Marcella Silveira Lucas Caldas Ami Yamauchi Nick Sargent Pier Lefebvre
Composer
Sound
Costumes
Make-Up
Studios
Universal Pictures DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment New Republic Pictures Neal Street Productions Mogambo Films Amblin Partners Entertainment One
Countries
Languages
Alternative Titles
April 6 1917, 일구일칠, 一九一七, หนึ่งเก้าหนึ่งเจ็ด, 1917：逆战救兵
Popular reviews
More-
-
-
What Deakins was able to pull off here is really impressive, especially Écoust at night being lit by fire and flares. That was stunning. These oners must’ve been very demanding on MacKay and Chapman and yet they gave really natural performances.
The rest of the film felt fairly surface level. This was sold as an experience film and how diegetic sound is used impacts my investment in an “experience” like this one. The music compositions work on their own, but I think they relied on the score too often. At times it deflated the tension and took me out of the experience. These are minor complaints as I was entranced by the technical craft of it, but without much character or plot to latch onto it can become tiring.
Worth a visit to the theater or just watch it on your phone.
-
Got milk?
A fairly simple ‘boots on the ground’ WW1 story elevated by exceptional blocking, (Deakins) camerawork, set design and overall polish. Sags a little in the last third and the music can be too schmaltzy at times (a problem I’ve had with Thomas Newman in the past). Overall I’d say it’s worth a watch, it’s a grounded perspective that helps give a feel for how ruthless and terrifying the conflict was.
-
benedict cumberbatch saying “hope is a dangerous thing” really threw me for a loop like damn ma, you listening to lana del rey before heading into battle??
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
