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Plot. On 6 April 1917, aerial reconnaissance has observed that the Imperial German Army, which has pulled back from a sector of the Western Front in northern France, is not in retreat—as had been supposed—but has made a strategic withdrawal to the new Hindenburg Line, where they are waiting to overwhelm the British with artillery.
Mar 1, 2020 · The lead characters are two British soldiers, Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake, who raced against time to deliver a crucial message to the front lines of the British army that could save up to 1,600 lives. The plot thickens when the audience finds out that one of the 1,600 men is Lance Cpl. Blake’s brother.
Jan 14, 2020 · Mendes’s film demonstrates British difficulties in following the enemy in their withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line. The Germans adopted a ‘scorched earth’ policy as they withdrew, flattening villages, destroying railways and roads, mining key crossroads, blowing up bridges, felling trees and even poisoning wells.
Dec 30, 2019 · Why Sam Mendes made 1917 look like it was shot in a single, continuous take. The director wanted his World War I drama to feel more like “a ticking-clock thriller” than a war movie. by Alissa ...
Feb 8, 2020 · Sam Mendes's WWI epic may have entered the 2020 awards show season late, but heading into Oscars Sunday 1917 is a deserving frontrunner for the big trophies, including Best Picture.
Jan 28, 2020 · The ending of Sam Mendes’s “1917” is tasked with giving viewers a happy ending in a conflict that offered few uncomplicated victories.
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With Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth. April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
