1917

Dean-Charles Chapman Director: Sam Mendes Sam Mendes

Overview

During the First World War, Lance Corporal Shofield (George MacKay) and Lance Corporal Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman), two young men in the British army, must venture deep behind enemy lines to deliver a critical message that could prevent the massacre of a British battalion in a trap laid by the enemy. At the bidding of their superior officers (Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch), the young privates put their own lives on the line, as it could mean the difference between life and death for 1,600 of their brothers in arms, including Blake's own brother (Richard Madden). Directed by Sam Mendes.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/24/2020
UPC:	0191329125656
Original Release:	2019
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Time:	1:59:00
Sales rank:	3,962

Special Features

See how the filmmakers achieved immersive cinematic masterpiece; The Weight of the World: Sam Mendes; Allied Forces: Making 1917; The Score of 1917

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dean-Charles Chapman	Lance Corporal Blake
Teresa Mahoney	Mother
George MacKay	Lance Corporal Schofield
Benedict Cumberbatch	Colonel MacKenzie
Colin Firth	General Erinmore
Scott Andrews	Lieutenant Leslie
Richard Madden	Lieutenant Joseph Blake
Daniel Mays	Sergeant Sanders
Pip Carter	Lieutenant Gordon
Andy Apollo	Sergeant Miller
Paul Tinto	NCO Baker
Josef Davies	Private Stokes
Billy Postlethwaite	NCO Harvey
Gabriel Akuwudike	Private Buchanan
Spike Leighton	Private Kilgour
Robert Maaser	German Pilot
Gerran Howell	Private Parry
Adam Hugill	Private Atkins
Mark Strong	Captain Smith
Richard McCabe	Colonel Collins
Benjamin Adams	Sergeant Harrop
Anson Boon	Private Cooke
Kenny Fullwood	Private Rossi
Tommy French	Private Butler
Nabhaan Rizwan	Sepoy Jondalar
Ryan Nolan	Private Malky
Elliot Baxter	Private Singer
Bogdan Kumsackij	German Sniper
Kye McKee	German Soldier
Claire Duburcq	Lauri
Ivy-I MacNamara	French Baby
Merlin Leonhardt	Soldat Muller
Taddeo Kufus	Soldat Baumer
Jos Slovick	Wayfaring Stranger Soldier
Luke Hornsby	Private Pinewood
Jack Shalloo	Private Seymour
Elliot Edusah	Private Grey
Chris Walley	Private Bullen
Joe Mendes	Private Willock
Jacob James Beswick	Lance Corporal Duff
Michael Gibson	Lieutenant Hutton
Ian Wilson	Sergeant Wright
Bradley Connor	Sergeant Gardner
Justin Edwards	Captain Ivins
John Hollingworth	Sergeant Guthrie
Jamie Parker	Lieutenant Richards
Daniel Attwell	Captain Sandbach
Samson Cox-Vinell	Oderly Dixon
John Lavelle	Orderly Byrne
Michael Rouse	Captain Rylands
Adrian Scarborough	Major Hepburn
Richard Dempsey	Mackenzie Officer
Phil Cheadle	Mackenzie Officer
Jonah Russell	Captain Morahan
Andrew Scott	Actor

Technical Credits

Sam Mendes

Krysty Wilson-Cairns

Sam Mendes	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Jeb Brody	Executive Producer
Ricardo Marco Bude	Executive Producer
David Crossman	Costumes/Costume Designer
Roger Deakins	Cinematographer
Jacqueline Durran	Costumes/Costume Designer
Simon Elsley	Art Director
Jody Eltham	Special Effects
Michael Fentum	Sound/Sound Designer
Doone Forsyth	Makeup
Marzenna Fus-Mickiewicz	Makeup
Omar Gamal	Animator
Dennis Gassner	Production Designer
Nina Gold	Casting
Pippa Harris	Producer
Sara Kramer	Makeup
Elaine Kusmishko	Art Director
Michael Lerman	Asst. Director,Co-producer
Zeina Masri	Animator
Callum McDougall	Producer
Rod McLean	Art Director
Niall Moroney	Art Director
Thomas Newman	Score Composer
Brian Oliver	Producer
Julie Pastor	Co-producer
Oleg Petrov	Executive Producer
Stewart Probert	Production Manager
Charlie Rizek	Camera Operator
Ignacio Salazar-Simpson	Executive Producer
Lee Smith	Editor
Stephen Swain	Art Director
Jayne-Ann Tenggren	Producer
Dominic Tuohy	Special Effects Supervisor
Krysty Wilson-Cairns	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- 1917
255. Chapters
1. Chapter 1 [4:59]
2. Chapter 2 [3:19]
3. Chapter 3 [5:06]
4. Chapter 4 [3:12]
5. Chapter 5 [6:53]
6. Chapter 6 [6:55]
7. Chapter 7 [5:05]
8. Chapter 8 [6:50]
9. Chapter 9 [9:08]
10. Chapter 10 [5:01]
11. Chapter 11 [5:52]
12. Chapter 12 [4:02]
13. Chapter 13 [:01]
14. Chapter 14 [5:30]
15. Chapter 15 [7:40]
16. Chapter 16 [9:02]
17. Chapter 17 [4:55]
18. Chapter 18 [4:27]
19. Chapter 19 [3:31]
20. Chapter 20 [8:02]
21. Chapter 21 [9:10]

Menu

Disc #1 -- 1917
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         Feature Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Sam Mendes
         Feature Commentary with Director Of Photography Roger Deakins
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      The Score of 1917
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Editorial Reviews

1917 breaks into a crowded genre of World War movies with a one-shot masterpiece following the lives of two young soldiers experiencing the atrocities of war in real time. A race against the clock will save the lives of their allies or send them all to certain death. Lance Corporals Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) are messengers among countless British soldiers stuck in the trenches of the Hindenberg Line. While the great war seems nearly over, and there's excitement for one last push to finally route the Germans, General Erinmore (Colin Firth) receives intelligence via aerial photographs that the recent German retreat is a ploy to lead the British soldiers into a well-fortified trap. With the field telecommunications cut off, General Erinmore tasks Schofield and Blake to personally deliver this intelligence to Col. Mackenzie (Benedict Cumberbatch) so that he can call off the impending assault before he and his battalion are mercilessly annihilated. On April 6th, 1917, Schofield and Blake set out on a race against the clock through no-man's-land and booby-trapped enemy trenches to deliver their message. As they dip above and below ground, the weather changes from fair to foul, and the people and situations they encounter grow more maddening, thoughtlessly violent, and sad. Whether or not they accomplish their task, their brave journey leads them on a personal discovery of the true darkness of mankind. Writer & Director Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) offers something many other films have been unable to capture, uncertain chaos of the horrific reality rather than a neatly ordered summary of why war is bad. The camera neatly whips all over the place to capture the protagonists' reactions to some of the more awful bits of what's in store for them. Co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Penny Dreadful) adds a much-needed woman's touch to humanize the characters. Cinematographer Roger Deakins (Skyfall, Blade Runner 2049) shoots the movie as if it is filmed in one seamless shot, using bleak colors and occasionally an over the shoulder perspective adds a thrilling video game element which engages the audience while building a palpable tension. Whether or not another World War movie was needed, the core of this film is all about communication, and the frantic need for the two heroes to communicate their message so that they can save the lives of countless allies. While this could be an allegory that speaks to the necessity of the endeavor (are the heroes actually running through danger trying to tell the modern audience to stop fighting?) the plot device works best set in 1917, when communication technology was still patchy at best, and decided the fate of many men. Ultimately, 1917 succeeds in every category it was aiming to impress: a noble tale of heroism, a frightening nightmare come to life, a gripping tale of humanity in a world of monsters. It will thus impress a broad swathe of audiences, especially those already drawn to war movies.

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