Project Detail

Darkest Hour

Synopsis

Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister in the midst of World War II and faces make-or-break moment of truth.
Days into his new role in 1940, as Britain was getting pounded and on the verge of losing to Germany, Winston Churchill was under pressure to make a deal with Hitler that would have established Britain as a puppet state of the Third Reich. His army stranded in Dunkirk, Churchill instead summoned the courage to fight on.
This is the story of Churchill's decisions, and the actions and immortal speeches in those critical days that defined his place in history and changed the destiny of the world.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2017 - Gala Presentations

Details

Year: 2017
Type of film: Features
Running time: 125 mins
Director: Joe Wright
Producer: Tim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten, Douglas Urbanski
Executive Producer: James Biddle, Liza Chasin, Lucas Webb
Editor: Valerio Bonelli
Screenwriter: Anthony McCarten
Director of Photography: Bruno Delbonnel
Production Designer: Sarah Greenwood
Music: Dario Marianelli
Principal cast: Gary Oldman, Stephen Dillane, John Hurt, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, Kristin Scott Thomas

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Working Title Films (UK), Focus Features (US, UK) production

Working Title Films

26 Aybrook Street
London
W1U 4AN

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Sales Company

Focus Features

Central Saint Giles
St Giles High Street
London
WC2H 8NU

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