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7.352/10

CinemaSerf
A tour de force from Gary Oldman as he portrays Winston Churchill in his first few months of office at the start of WWII. Oddly enough though, aside from a few brief appearances from Kristin Scott-Tho... read more
about 1 year ago

Peter McGinn
I thought I might have seen this a couple pf years ago, but I still enjoyed it. There have been a few movies about Churchill’s rise to power at the outset of World War II. This one seems to cover the ... read more
over 2 years ago
Peter89Spencer
Gary Oldman was superb as Churchill.
about 5 years ago
Ruggerview
I saw this film at TIFF on the big screen and loved it. There's not a weak member of the cast. I really loved the way the photography reflected the sense of gloom that would have been felt by the peop... read more
over 5 years ago

barrymost
It's 1940, and Hitler is attempting to take over Europe. The film takes an interesting look at Winston Churchill's first five weeks as Prime Minister. The acting in this movie is quite accomplished;... read more
almost 6 years ago

Gimly
As with many of the biopics I've seen recently, _Darkest Hour_ is more focussed on delivering you the facts than getting you involved with the characters. It is an interesting idea to have the majorit... read more
over 7 years ago

Mex5150
I have no idea why people are raving about this film, it's a bit crap, it's probably Oldman weakest performance to date, and the cinematography is terrible. Churchill with Brian Cox in the lead role i... read more
over 7 years ago
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Cast

Gary Oldman
Winston Churchill

Stephen Dillane
Viscount Halifax

Lily James
Elizabeth Layton

Ronald Pickup
Neville Chamberlain

Ben Mendelsohn
King George VI

Kristin Scott Thomas
Clemmie

Nicholas Jones
Sir John Simon

Samuel West
Sir Anthony Eden

David Schofield
Clement Atlee

Richard Lumsden
General Ismay

Malcolm Storry
General Ironside

Hilton McRae
Arthur Greenwood

Benjamin Whitrow
Sir Samuel Hoare

Joe Armstrong
John Evans

Adrian Rawlins
Air Chief Marshal Dowding

David Bamber
Admiral Ramsay

Paul Leonard
Admiral Dudley Pound

David Strathairn
President Roosevelt (voice)

Eric MacLennan
Tom Leonard

Philip Martin Brown
Sawyers

Demetri Goritsas
Cabinet Secretary Bridges

Jordan Waller
Randolph Churchill
Alex Clatworthy
Diana Churchill

Mary Antony
Mary Churchill

Bethany Muir
Sarah Churchill

Anna Burnett
Pamela Churchill

Jeremy Child
Lord Stanhope

Brian Pettifer
Lord Kingsley Wood

Michael Gould
Lord Londonderry

Paul Ridley
House of Commons Speaker

Robin Pearce
Ernle Hastings

Michael Bott
Equerry

Olivier Broche
Reynaud

Mario Hacquard
Daladier

Pip Torrens
BBC Producer

Edmund Wiseman
Actor

Hannah Steele
Abigail Walker

Nia Gwynne
Alice Simpson
Ade Dee Haastrup
Marcus Peters

James Eeles
Maurice Baker

Flora Nicholson
Jessie Sutton

Bronte Carmichael
Young Girl on Tube

Roisin O'Neill
Agnes Dillon

John Locke
Oliver Wilson
Joanna Neary
Margaret Jerome

Richard Glover
Brigadier Nicholson

Tom Ashley
Ramsay Staffer

Joshua Higgott
Reporter

Imogen King
Teenage Girl at Tube Map
Miles Gallant
Naval Map-Room Officer

Faye Marsay
Sybil

John Atterbury
Sir Alexander Cadogan

James Harkness
AD Nicholl (Secretary #1)

Joshua James
W D Wilkinson (Secretary #2)

Charley Palmer Rothwell
Christopher Wilson (Photographer)

Patsy Ferran
Maid

Sarah Flind
Cook

Steffan Donnelly
Back Bencher

Kieran Buckeridge
Cecil Beaton

Johnny Otto
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Nick Howden-Steenstra
Sentry (uncredited)
Director

Thomas Napper
Second Unit Director
Sarah Mooney
Second Assistant Director
Aaron Hartley
Second Assistant Director
Tom Edmondson
Second Unit First Assistant Director

Joe Wright
Director
Dan Channing-Williams
First Assistant Director
Gayle Dickie
Second Assistant Director
Phoebe Billington
Script Supervisor
Creator

Anthony McCarten
Screenplay