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2019 · 119 min · R

1917

Directed by Sam Mendes · War, History, Drama

1917 (2019) is a War film, directed by Sam Mendes set in France during the 1910s. It runs 119 minutes and is rated R.

A survival, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of war's cost, survival, and grief & loss play out through real time.

Composer
Thomas Newman
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Cast
George MacKayDean-Charles ChapmanMark StrongAndrew ScottRichard MaddenClaire DuburcqColin FirthBenedict Cumberbatch

The world of this film

Premise & themes

Premise
Themes
War's CostSurvivalGrief & Loss
Structure
Real Time
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderSolo Lead
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Historical Fiction