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  1. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsSam Mendes on Personal, Political Inspirations Behind '1917'

    Dec 19, 2019 · For Sam Mendes, 1917 isn’t just another project, but one he’s been waiting to make since his childhood. At the Wednesday night premiere of the war drama — Mendes’ first-ever at Hollywood ...

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  3. www.thrillist.com › entertainment › nation'1917' Golden Globes Win, Explained: Is it Based On a True ...

    Here, Mendes adds another hook: Like Rope and Birdman before it, 1917 is shot by cinematographer Roger Deakins as if it is in one take. The final product evokes not just its cinematic forebearers ...

  4. www.vox.com › culture › 2019/12/30Why Sam Mendes made 1917 look like it was shot in a single ...

    Dec 30, 2019 · The new drama 1917, which director Sam Mendes wrote based on his grandfather’s stories about World War I, was not technically filmed in a single take.If you pay attention, you can see places ...

  5. www.independent.co.uk › arts-entertainment › films1917: The story behind Sam Mendes’s ambitious First World War ...

    Feb 10, 2020 · The immersive experience, seemingly filmed in just two takes, is a tribute to the newly knighted director’s war hero grandfather – Sam Mendes explains to Kyle Buchanan how he pulled it off

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  7. www.cinemablend.com › news › 2488548Why 1917 Director Sam Mendes Broke The One Shot Format For ...

    Jan 15, 2020 · Following its Golden Globe win, 1917 has a serious shot at winning the Oscar for Best Picture, as well as a Best Director statue for Sam Mendes. We'll find out when the awards arrive next month.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1917_(2019_film)1917 (2019 film) - Wikipedia

    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 ...

  9. datebook.sfchronicle.com › movies-tv › after-aAfter a decade of Bond, Sam Mendes gets personal ... - Datebook

    Dec 24, 2019 · Mendes: I’m finding out so many new things about my collaborators! (laughs). Wow, Anna Neagle’s stand-in! Q: Sam,“1917” is your first film after the two Bond films (“Skyfall,” Spectre”). What attracted you to the project? Benedict Cumberbatch appears in a cameo in Sam Mendes’ “1917.” Photo: François Duhamel / Universal Pictures