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Darkest Hour (Focus Features) Director: Joe Wright
Stars: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins at the precipice of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.
Release date: November 22, 2017 (USA)
Box office: 7.7 million USD
Screenplay: Anthony McCarten
Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
Joseph "Joe" Wright is an English film director. His motion pictures include the romance film Pride & Prejudice, the romantic war drama Atonement, the action thriller Hanna, his adaptation of Anna ... Wikipedia
Born: August 25, 1972 (age 45), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Anoushka Shankar (m. 2010)
Awards: BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, MORE
Children: Mohan Shankar Wright, Zubin Shankar Wright
Siblings: Sarah Wright
Darkest Hour (Focus Features) Director: Joe Wright
Stars: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins at the precipice of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.
Release date: November 22, 2017 (USA)
Box office: 7.7 million USD
Screenplay: Anthony McCarten
Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
Joseph "Joe" Wright is an English film director. His motion pictures include the romance film Pride & Prejudice, the romantic war drama Atonement, the action thriller Hanna, his adaptation of Anna ... Wikipedia
Born: August 25, 1972 (age 45), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Anoushka Shankar (m. 2010)
Awards: BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, MORE
Children: Mohan Shankar Wright, Zubin Shankar Wright
Siblings: Sarah Wright
