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- The answer is yes, but it's followed by a huge “but.” The United States did enter the war on the day Mendes chose to depict—and here it is— but it is a total coincidence and has nothing to do with the plot that unfolds on screen. That such a big announcement would have no bearing on these characters feels, in many ways, appropriate.
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Dec 20, 2019 · Is 1917 based on a true story? In short: Yes, but with extensive dramatic license, particularly in terms of the characters and the specific mission at the heart of the film.
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Jan 11, 2020 · By Luke Parker. Published Jan 11, 2020. Set in the very real global conflict World War I, some of the events depicted in 1917 were told to director Sam Mendes through childhood stories by his grandfather, Lance Corporal Alfred H. Mendes — but how much of the film is true, and how much of it was made up or exaggerated for the big screen?
Dec 23, 2019 · The main characters are not based on real individuals, but real people and events inspired the movie, which takes place on the day of April 6, 1917. Here’s how the filmmakers strove for...
Jan 5, 2020 · The film 1917 was inspired by war stories director Sam Mendes heard from his grandfather. "The movie is a fiction based on a fact, like all of my favorite war literature movies. Like...
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No, it's actually not. There are cuts throughout the film, some more obvious than not. (A fade to black, for instance, is a clear sign that the director stopped the action.)
Feb 9, 2020 · 1917 is something of a true story, loosely based on a tale the director’s grandfather – Alfred H. Mendes, who served with the British Army during the First World War – told him as a child. The...
Jan 10, 2020 · Movies. 1917 Is Based On a Harrowing True WWI Story From Director Sam Mendes's Grandfather. Sorting through the fact and fiction of the Golden Globe-winning war epic. By Madison Vain...
