Query: new release movies

title: 1917 [DVD]
text: Product Description Product DescriptionFrom the manufacturer Read more Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of Skyfall, Spectre and American Beauty , brings his singular vision to this World War I epic. At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield ( Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay ) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them. The British Soldiers Lance Corporal Schofield George MacKay Schofield, in his early 20s, is slightly more experienced than his friend and comrade Lance Corporal Blake, who asks him to accompany him on a seemingly impossible mission. Lance Corporal Blake Dean Charles-Chapman Only 19, Blake is quite good with maps and eager to volunteer for any assignment that would take him back up the line. He is selected to pick a fellow member of 8th Battalion and give a vital message to the 2nd Devons, he has no concept of what he is signing them both up for. General Erinmore Colin Firth With the weight of the war on his shoulders, General Erinmore tasks Blake and Schofield to make the impossible journey across No Man's Land and find the 2nd Devons - who are on the verge of advancing to occupied territory. Captain Smith Mark Strong When Captain Smith's men happen upon Blake and Schofield at an abandoned farm, the Captain is exhausted and reeling. Wise, insightful and kind, he gives Schofield strategic advice regarding the prickly Colonel Mackenzie. Read more Lieutenant Leslie Andrew Scott The war-weary commander of the Yorks holding the line at No Man's Land, Leslie tells our heroes they are foolish to believe that the Germans have gone. Lieutenant Blake Richard Madden Lance Corporal Tom Blake's brother, Lieutenant Blake is a proud officer in the 2nd Devons and has followed Colonel Mackenzie to the brink of the Hindenburg Line. Colonel Mackenzie Benedict Cumberbatch Commander of 2nd Battalion, who is convinced they have the Germans retreating and is determined to finish the job. Read more Read more