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Darkest Hour is based on a true stroy embarks at the precipice of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill 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. 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.

Cast: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James

Crew: Joe Wright (Director), Bruno Delbonnel (Director of Photography), Dario Marianelli (Music Director)

Rating: U/A (India), PG13 (Singapore), P13 (Malaysia)

Genres: Drama, History, War, Biography

Release Dates: 19 Jan 2018 (India), 19 Jan 2018 (Bulgaria), 10 Sep 2017 (Canada), 01 Dec 2017 (China), 03 Jan 2018 (France), 18 Jan 2018 (Germany), 04 Jan 2018 (Hong Kong), 18 Jan 2018 (Hungary), 31 Jan 2018 (Indonesia), 04 Jan 2018 (Israel), 01 Dec 2017 (Italy), 31 Jan 2018 (Malaysia), 18 Jan 2018 (Netherlands), 11 Jan 2018 (New Zealand), 12 Jan 2018 (Norway), 18 Nov 2017 (Poland), 04 Jan 2018 (Singapore), 12 Jan 2018 (Spain), 11 Jan 2018 (United Arab Emirates), 12 Jan 2018 (United Kingdom), 24 Nov 2017 (United States), 18 Jan 2018 (Russia), 18 Jan 2018 (South Korea)

Tagline: Never, never, never surrender.

Did you know? Ben Mendelsohn and Gary Oldman had previously starred together in the blockbuster 2012 movie 'The Dark Knight Rises'. Read More

30 Critic Reviews

It’s both thrilling and inspiring in equal measure.

William Bibbiani, IGN

It was perfectly backed with technical brilliance.

Cinema Glitz Source, Cinema Glitz

"Darkest Hour" is handsomely filmed and intelligently written

Ann Hornaday, The Denver Post

A crowd-pleasing account of Churchill's rising to the occasion

Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter

It’s a great film in so many ways

Ed Symkus, Gaines Ville

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Cast

Gary Oldman

as Winston Churchill

Kristin Scott Thomas

as Clementine Churchill

as Elizabeth Layton

as French girl

as Pamela Churchill

as Secretary

as King George VI

Supporting Actor

Charley Palmer Rothwell

as Miles Aldridge

as Dowager's Son

as Civilian

as Abigail Walker

as Arthur Greenwood

as Maurice Baker

as Lord Stanhope

as Oliver Wilson

as Randolph Churchill

Supporting Actress

as Conservative MP

as Sir John Simon

as Sawyers

as General Ismay

as Neville Chamberlain

as Sir Anthony Eden

as Young Couple

as Viscount Halifax

as Eddie Walsh

as Civilian

Crew

Direction

Director

Joe Wright

Production

Producer

Production Company

Perfect World Pictures

Executive Producer

Associate Producer

Distribution

Distributor

Focus Features

Universal Pictures International

Writers

Screenplay Writer

Anthony McCarten

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Still Photographer

Key Grip

Gaffer

Music

Music Director

Dario Marianelli

Music Label

Deutsche Grammophon

Music Editor

Mark Willsher

Sound

Sound Designer

Edwardo Santiago

Paul Carter

Sound Re-recording Mixer

Sound Mixer

Boom Operator

Art

Art Director

Production Designer

Prop Master

Set Decorator

Casting

Casting Director

Jina Jay

Costume and Wardrobe

Costume Designer

Jacqueline Durran

Editorial

Editor

Valerio Bonelli

Makeup and Hair

Hair Stylist

Anita Burger

Special Effects

Special Effects Technician

George Spensley Corfield

Special Effects Studio

Framestore

Stunts

Stunt Coordinator

Jamie Edgell

Stunt Performer

Tony Christian

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Producer

Anne Marie Ouellet

Visual Effects Supervisor

Stephane Naze

Visual Effects Coordinator

Patricia Leblanc

Digital Compositor

Tracie Donais

Visual Effects Artist

Yan Caspar Hirschbuehl

Technical Details

Film Type:

Feature

Language:

English

Colour Info:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Frame Rate:

24 fps

Aspect Ratio:

1.85:1 (Flat)

Stereoscopy:

Fun Stuff

Taglines:

Never, never, never surrender.
Never give up. Never give in.
A man with the heart of a nation.

Filming Locations:

Bicester Aerodrome, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
Wentworth Woodhouse, Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England
Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Manchester, England
Greenwich, London, England
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, England

Trivia:

Gary Oldman had spent over 200 hours in makeup undergoing a radical transformation that necessitated 'fattening' his body with prosthetic's weighing half his own weight.

Ben Mendelsohn and Gary Oldman had previously starred together in the blockbuster 2012 movie 'The Dark Knight Rises'.

Darkest Hour (2017)

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