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1917 is a 2019 British war film directed and produced by Sam Mendes, who co-wrote it with Krysty Wilson-Cairns.Partially inspired by stories told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather Alfred about his service during World War I, [7] the film takes place after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich, and follows two British soldiers, Will Schofield (George MacKay ...
Ryan's Daughter is a 1970 British [6] epic romantic drama film directed by David Lean, written by Robert Bolt and starring Robert Mitchum and Sarah Miles. [7] [8] The film, set between August 1917 and January 1918, tells the story of a married Irish woman who has an affair with a British officer during World War I, despite moral and political opposition from her nationalist neighbours.
The first world war drama is the latest feature film to claim to be a single continuous take. This list takes a look at those films that have tried and achieved the 'oner' before.
The film went on to win three awards, including Best Cinematography (Deakins), Best Sound Mixing (Taylor and Wilson), and Best Visual Effects. [9] At the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, 1917 received nine nominations and won seven awards including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design. [10]
1917 in film was a particularly fruitful year for the art form, and is often cited as one of the years in the decade which contributed to the medium the most, along with 1913. Secondarily the year saw a limited global embrace of narrative film-making and featured innovative techniques such as continuity cutting.
1917 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the album to the Sam Mendes-directed war film 1917 featuring original score composed by Thomas Newman.The film marked Thomas' seventh collaboration with Mendes after American Beauty (1999), Road to Perdition (2002), Jarhead (2005), Revolutionary Road (2008), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015).
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Bisbee '17 (also Bisbee '17: A Story Told in Six Chapters [2]) is a 2018 American film directed by Robert Greene.Partially documentary and partially based on a true story Western, it reflects on the events of the 1917 Bisbee Deportation, 100 years later; it is set in Bisbee, Arizona, both in 1917 and 2017.