2019 · 119 min · R

1917

Name: 1917
Genre: War, History, Drama
Released: 2019
Duration: 119 min
Cast: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden

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 survival and war's cost play out through real time and one continuous shot.

Composer

Thomas Newman

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Cast

George MacKayDean-Charles ChapmanMark StrongAndrew ScottRichard MaddenClaire DuburcqColin FirthBenedict Cumberbatch

The world of this film

Setting

Where

France

Setting

Underground

When

1910s

Premise & themes

Premise

Survival

Themes

Survival War's Cost

Structure

Real Time One Continuous Shot

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Propulsive

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Inspired By Real Events

2022
All Quiet on the Western Front
France — 1910s
Ruraldir. Edward Berger
1999
American Beauty
1990s
Suburbandir. Sam Mendes
1987
Au Revoir les Enfants
France — 1940s
Ruraldir. Louis Malle
2002
Catch Me If You Can
New York City · Miami · France — 1960s
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
1937
Grand Illusion
France · Germany — 1910s
Rural · Mountaindir. Jean Renoir
1957
Paths of Glory
France — 1910s
Undergrounddir. Stanley Kubrick

1917

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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