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| Director: | Lone Scherfig |
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| Writer: | Gaby Chiappe, Lissa Evans |
| Staring: |
| During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 19, 2017 |
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| Director: | Lone Scherfig |
| Writer: | Gaby Chiappe, Lissa Evans |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, War |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, world war ii, filmmaking, war propaganda, woman director, london blitz, 1940s |
| Production Companies | BBC Film, Wildgaze Films, HanWay Films, Film i Väst, EuropaCorp, Number 9 Films, Filmgate Films, Ripken Productions, Pinewood Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,603,484
Budget: $11,795,877 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gemma Arterton | Catrin Cole |
| Sam Claflin | Tom Buckley |
| Bill Nighy | Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank |
| Jack Huston | Ellis Cole |
| Helen McCrory | Sophie Smith |
| Eddie Marsan | Sammy Smith |
| Jake Lacy | Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan |
| Rachael Stirling | Phyl Moore |
| Henry Goodman | Gabriel Baker |
| Paul Ritter | Raymond Parfitt |
| Richard E. Grant | Roger Swain |
| Nicholas Murchie | Bus Conductor |
| Amanda Root | Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film) |
| Patrick Gibson | Rex, the Clapper Loader |
| Darren Clarke | The Gaffer |
| Ed Birch | Walter, the Director (Careless Talk Film) |
| Lissa Evans | Make-up Woman (Careless Talk Film) |
| Richard Bevan | Mr Richards (Dubbing Editor) |
| Gaby Chiappe | Dolly (Carrot Film) |
| Amanda Fairbank-Hynes | Mabel (Carrot Film) |
| Francesca Knight | Lily Starling |
| Bella Ava Georgiou | Pearl (Girl on the Tube) |
| Alfie Stewart | Soldier on the Tube |
| Mossie Smith | Female Warden |
| Jay Simpson | Alf Reynolds |
| Frances Jeater | Spitfires Collector |
| Claudia Jessie | Doris Cleavley / Lily |
| Stephanie Hyam | Angela Ralli-Thomas / Rose |
| Richard Syms | Head Waiter |
| Natalia Ryumina | Muriel (Ellis's Friend) |
| Rebecca Saire | Mortuary Nurse |
| Jeremy Irons | Secretary of War |
| Miles Richardson | Movietone Newsreader |
| Gordon Brown | Chick, the 1st AD |
| Julia Lewis | The Make-Up Artist |
| Liliana Gane | The Wardrobe Mistress |
| Hubert Burton | Wyndham Best / Johnnie (the Hero) |
| Michael Marcus | Alex, the Director |
| Stephen Boswell | War Widows Collector |
| Feline Allentoft | Wyndham Best's Girlfriend |
| Ellie Haddington | Catrin's Landlady |
| Florence Woolley | Corona Cinema Usherette |
| Joanna Brookes | Woman in Corona |
| Patrick Osborne | Soldier in Corona |
| Cathy Murphy | Vee (uncredited) |
| Emma Cunniffe | Ettie (uncredited) |
| Clive Russell | Mr. Starling (uncredited) |
| Letty Butler | First Waitress (uncredited) |
| Nell Barlow | Second Waitress (uncredited) |
| Steve Carroll | Boom Operator (uncredited) |
| Katie Jackson | Secretary to Mr. Swain (uncredited) |
| Lee Whitlock | Man in Pub (uncredited) |
| Lily Knight | Rose Starling |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Glen Gathard | Foley |
| Gaby Chiappe | Screenplay |
| Howard Watkins | Title Designer |
| Andy Surry | Production Coordinator |
| Nina Hartstone | ADR Editor, Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Alice Normington | Production Design |
| Ian Glenister | Rigging Gaffer |
| Alan Banis | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Craig Price | Property Master |
| Kevin Foy | Key Grip |
| Chris Reynolds | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Erica Winkler | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Hanna Canfor | Hairstylist |
| Christoph Bauschinger | Music Editor |
| Catriona Johnstone | Hairstylist |
| Nicola Dove | Still Photographer |
| Eva Marieges Moore | Makeup Artist |
| Hannah Walter | Costume Supervisor |
| Jade Poole | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Vanessa Baker | ADR Voice Casting |
| Ben Barker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Andrew Caller | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lynne Huitson | Supervising Art Director |
| Martin Trevis | Sound Recordist |
| Nic Pallace | Supervising Art Director |
| Brian Beaumont | Gaffer |
| Gareth Cousins | Art Direction |
| Laura Katz | Music Supervisor |
| Emma Crompton | Casting Assistant |
| Polly Duval | Post Production Supervisor |
| Simon Baber | Location Scout |
| Kate Hazell | Unit Production Manager |
| Daniel Nielsen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| James Wichall | Dialogue Editor |
| Simon McLaren-Clark | Stunts |
| Jack Ravenscroft | First Assistant Director |
| James Manning | Second Assistant Director |
| Lone Scherfig | Director |
| Lissa Evans | Novel |
| Sebastian Blenkov | Director of Photography |
| Lucia Zucchetti | Editor |
| Jonathan Houlding | Art Direction |
| Liz Griffiths | Set Decoration |
| Irene Chawko | Script Supervisor |
| Peter Burgis | Foley |
| Glenn Freemantle | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Bella Ava Georgiou | Makeup Artist |
| Jim Spencer | Line Producer |
| Lucy Bevan | Casting |
| Kate Rhodes James | Casting |
| Charlotte Walter | Costume Designer |
| Dan Hirst | Stunts |
| Gavin Lee Lewis | Stunts |
| Jo McLaren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Amanda Posey | Producer |
| Finola Dwyer | Producer |
| Ivan Dunleavy | Executive Producer |
| Richard Mansell | Associate Producer |
| Robert Norris | Executive Producer |
| Ed Wethered | Executive Producer |
| Elizabeth Karlsen | Producer |
| Peter Watson | Executive Producer |
| Thorsten Schumacher | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Woolley | Producer |
| Zygi Kamasa | Executive Producer |
| Christine Langan | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 48 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 48 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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**The war and the cinema!** The film was based on the book and about filmmaking, particularly screen writing. Fictional comedy-drama that is set in London in 1940. While the war tearing apart the nation, some people are not disturbed by it. They are going ahead with their film projects, especiall ... y war themed to boost the people's confidence. That's when the new arrival, Mrs. Cole, begins her career as a writer. So her experience working with the scripts, meeting the real people whose story are getting adapted and her gloomy romance, everything lets us know. A nice film and a little different than the majority of the film that came this year. The focus was good. I mean while bombs falling from the sky, all this tale concentrated was film business. Something like 'Argo', but given less preference to the war, except its consequences which diverted their plan in some scenario. So there were many small-small twist and turns. It also gets emotional at one stage. A well written and directed film similar to what the film characters did their best in the story. Gemma was good, but Claflin was totally different, in a good way. As much as I enjoyed, I also thought it should have been even better. Because thematically it was not for everyone. I mean the world war was a good idea, but the filmmaking was not like you are usually familiar with. Besides, it was not a laughing out loud comedy. Between the seriousness of war and fun around making films, the combination was rare and well worked out. Those who love pre 50s, 40s settings in a film would enjoy it for sure. Especially if they like films about films. _6/10_