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Darkest Hour (2017)

PG-1311/22/2017Drama, History2h 5m

Never never never surrender

Overview

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

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    Gary Oldman

    Winston Churchill

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    Stephen Dillane

    Viscount Halifax

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    Lily James

    Elizabeth Layton

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    Ronald Pickup

    Neville Chamberlain

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    Ben Mendelsohn

    King George VI

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    Kristin Scott Thomas

    Clemmie

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    Nicholas Jones

    Sir John Simon

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    Samuel West

    Sir Anthony Eden

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    David Schofield

    Clement Atlee

I thought I might have seen this a couple pf years ago, but I still enjoyed it. There have been a few movies about Churchill’s rise to power at the outset of World War II. This one seems to cover the least amount of ground, focusing on his thought processes, the political climate and his personal life leading only up to the beginning of the Dunkirk evacuation. I thought there were two things the film did well with its strong writing and actor portrayal: the first was to present Churchill, a larger than life character, as just a life-size person, with the foibles and weaknesses he carried ar...