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Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

Never never never surrender

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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.

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Budget

$30000000

Revenue

$150847207

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

22 November 2017

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Winston Churchill

Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Viscount Halifax

Lily James

Lily James

Elizabeth Layton

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Neville Chamberlain

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

King George VI

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Clemmie

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Sir John Simon

Samuel West

Samuel West

Sir Anthony Eden

David Schofield

David Schofield

Clement Atlee

Richard Lumsden

Richard Lumsden

General Ismay

Malcolm Storry

Malcolm Storry

General Ironside

Hilton McRae

Hilton McRae

Arthur Greenwood

Benjamin Whitrow

Benjamin Whitrow

Sir Samuel Hoare

Joe Armstrong

Joe Armstrong

John Evans

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Air Chief Marshal Dowding

David Bamber

David Bamber

Admiral Ramsay

Paul Leonard

Paul Leonard

Admiral Dudley Pound

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

President Roosevelt (voice)

Eric MacLennan

Eric MacLennan

Tom Leonard

Philip Martin Brown

Philip Martin Brown

Sawyers

Demetri Goritsas

Demetri Goritsas

Cabinet Secretary Bridges

Jordan Waller

Jordan Waller

Randolph Churchill

Alex Clatworthy

Alex Clatworthy

Diana Churchill

Mary Antony

Mary Antony

Mary Churchill

Bethany Muir

Bethany Muir

Sarah Churchill

Anna Burnett

Anna Burnett

Pamela Churchill

Jeremy Child

Jeremy Child

Lord Stanhope

Brian Pettifer

Brian Pettifer

Lord Kingsley Wood

Michael Gould

Michael Gould

Lord Londonderry

Paul Ridley

Paul Ridley

House of Commons Speaker

Robin Pearce

Robin Pearce

Ernle Hastings

Michael Bott

Michael Bott

Equerry

Olivier Broche

Olivier Broche

Reynaud

Mario Hacquard

Mario Hacquard

Daladier

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

BBC Producer

Edmund Wiseman

Edmund Wiseman

Actor

Hannah Steele

Hannah Steele

Abigail Walker

Nia Gwynne

Nia Gwynne

Alice Simpson

Ade Dee Haastrup

Ade Dee Haastrup

Marcus Peters

James Eeles

James Eeles

Maurice Baker

Flora Nicholson

Flora Nicholson

Jessie Sutton

Bronte Carmichael

Bronte Carmichael

Young Girl on Tube

Roisin O'Neill

Roisin O'Neill

Agnes Dillon

John Locke

John Locke

Oliver Wilson

Joanna Neary

Joanna Neary

Margaret Jerome

Richard Glover

Richard Glover

Brigadier Nicholson

Tom Ashley

Tom Ashley

Ramsay Staffer

Joshua Higgott

Joshua Higgott

Reporter

Imogen King

Imogen King

Teenage Girl at Tube Map

Miles Gallant

Miles Gallant

Naval Map-Room Officer

Faye Marsay

Faye Marsay

Sybil

John Atterbury

John Atterbury

Sir Alexander Cadogan

James Harkness

James Harkness

AD Nicholl (Secretary #1)

Joshua James

Joshua James

W D Wilkinson (Secretary #2)

Charley Palmer Rothwell

Charley Palmer Rothwell

Christopher Wilson (Photographer)

Patsy Ferran

Patsy Ferran

Maid

Sarah Flind

Sarah Flind

Cook

Steffan Donnelly

Steffan Donnelly

Back Bencher

Kieran Buckeridge

Kieran Buckeridge

Cecil Beaton

Johnny Otto

Johnny Otto

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Nick Howden-Steenstra

Nick Howden-Steenstra

Sentry (uncredited)

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