1917

***1917*** is a 2019 epic war film directed, co-written and produced by Sam Mendes.

## Storyline

### Plot

Two young British privates during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers' brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap.

### Genres

* Drama
* War

### Motion Picture Rating

* **15A** (Ireland)
* **15** (UK)
* **R** (USA)

## Images

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## Cast and Crew

### Writing Credits

* Sam Mendes (written by) and
* Krysty Wilson-Cairns (written by)

### Cast

* George MacKay - Lance Corporal Schofield
* Dean-Charles Chapman - Lance Corporal Blake
* Mark Strong - Captain Smith
* Andrew Scott - Lieutenant Leslie
* Richard Madden - Lieutenant Blake
* Claire Duburcq - Lauri
* Colin Firth - General Erinmore
* Benedict Cumberbatch - Colonel MacKenzie
* Daniel Mays - Sergeant Sanders
* Adrian Scarborough - Major Hepburn
* Jamie Parker - Lieutenant Richards
* Nabhaan Rizwan - Sepoy Jondalar

### Producers

* Jeb Brody (executive producer)
* Ricardo Marco Bude (executive producer)
* Pippa Harris (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Michael Lerman (co-producer)
* Callum McDougall (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Sam Mendes (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Brian Oliver (producer)
* Julie Pastor (co-producer)
* Oleg Petrov (executive producer)
* Ignacio Salazar-Simpson (executive producer)
* Jayne-Ann Tenggren (producer) (p.g.a.)

## Details

### Countries

* UK
* USA

### Language

* English
* French
* German

### Release Dates

* December 4, 2019 (UK) (Royal Command Film Performance)
* December 25, 2019 (USA)
* January 10, 2020 (UK)

### Trailer Release Dates

* Trailer 1 - August 1, 2019
* Trailer 2 - October 3, 2019
* Trailer 3 - December 18, 2019

### Home Media Release Dates

* March 24, 2020 (USA) (DVD)
* March 24, 2020 (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* March 24, 2020 (USA) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)
* May 18, 2020 (UK) (DVD)
* May 18, 2020 (UK) (Blu-Ray)
* May 18, 2020 (UK) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)

## Reception

### Box office

*1917* grossed $385,263,498 worldwide on a budget of around $90-100 million.

### Critical response

The film has an 8.5 rating on IMDb and a 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Amblin Partners
* DreamWorks Pictures
* Reliance Entertainment
* Neal Street Productions
* New Republic Pictures

### Distributors

* Universal Pictures (2019) (USA) (theatrical)
* Entertainment One (2020) (UK) (theatrical)
* Entertainment One (2020) (Ireland) (theatrical)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (USA) (DVD)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (USA) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (UK) (DVD)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (UK) (Blu-Ray)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (UK) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)

### Special Effects

* Moving Picture Company
* Proof

## Trivia

* This is the last Universal Pictures film of the 2010s.
* This is Sam Mendes' second war film. His first was *Jarhead* (2005).
* This is Benedict Cumberbatch's fourth war film. His other three are *Atonement* (2007), *War Horse* (2011) and *The Imitation Game* (2014).