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Dec 20, 2019 · The new World War I drama from director Sam Mendes, 1917, unfolds in real-time, tracking a pair of British soldiers as they cross the Western Front on a desperate rescue mission. Seemingly filmed ...
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1917 is a 2019 British war film directed and produced by Sam Mendes, who co-wrote it with Krysty Wilson-Cairns.Partially inspired by stories told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather Alfred about his service during World War I, the film takes place after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich, and follows two British soldiers, Will Schofield (George MacKay) and ...
- $384.6 million
- Thomas Newman
- $90–100 million
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Dec 25, 2019 · Granted, it's not a new idea, but the concept of an extended single shot, whether the shot is meant to stretch for an entire movie, or just serve as the focus for an especially showy scene, still has the power to excite viewers on some basic level. “1917,” the new film from Sam Mendes, is the latest attempt at the feature-length single-shot ...
Dec 29, 2019 · Instead, the focus is less about the characters and more about their journey. That's where the direction, cinematography and score come into play. In that regard, 1917 is phenomenal. Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins find a grim beauty amid the melancholy and casual horror of the war-torn European landscape.
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Dec 30, 2019 · Why Sam Mendes made 1917 look like it was shot in a single, continuous take. The director wanted his World War I drama to feel more like “a ticking-clock thriller” than a war movie. George ...
Dec 23, 2019 · The Real World War I History Behind the Movie 1917. 6 minute read. By Olivia B. Waxman. Updated: December 24, 2019 12:35 AM [ET] | Originally published: December 23, 2019 12:00 PM EST;
Jan 10, 2020 · 1917: Directed by Sam Mendes. With Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth. April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
