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Darkest Hour is a 2017 British biographical war drama film about Winston Churchill, played by Gary Oldman, in his early days as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War and the May 1940 war cabinet crisis, depicting his refusal to seek an armistice with Nazi Germany amid their advance into Western Europe.
Darkest Hour: Directed by Joe Wright. With Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn, Lily James. 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.
- (223K)
- Drama, War
- Joe Wright
- 2017-12-22
Academy Award® winner Gary Oldman gives a “towering performance” (Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair) in acclaimed director Joe Wright’s soaring drama DARKEST HOUR. As Hitler’s forces storm ...
The newly appointed British prime minister must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler or fight on against incredible odds. During the next four weeks in 1940, Churchill cements his legacy as his...
- (313)
- Joe Wright
- PG-13
- Gary Oldman
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman) must face...
- 3 min
- 6.6M
- Universal Pictures UK
Nov 22, 2017 · Drama. 114 minutes ‧ 2017. Godfrey Cheshire. November 22, 2017. 5 min read. I’ve been trying to think when there was a historical drama I found as electrifying as Joe Wright ’s “Darkest Hour.” It may have been Steven Spielberg ’s “ Munich,” which topped my 10-best list a dozen years ago.
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Nov 22, 2017 · It's true that Churchill wasn't the obvious choice for Prime Minister in 1940—and here's the real history behind the movie Darkest Hour.
