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Darkest Hour

7.420172h 5mPG-13MovieDramaHistory

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.

DirectorJoe Wright
WriterAnthony McCarten
ProducersTim Bevan·Douglas Urbanski

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Cast · Directed by Joe Wright

GOGary Oldman
Gary Oldman
Winston Churchill
SDStephen Dillane
Stephen Dillane
Viscount Halifax
LJLily James
Lily James
Elizabeth Layton
RPRonald Pickup
Ronald Pickup
Neville Chamberlain
BMBen Mendelsohn
Ben Mendelsohn
King George VI
KTKristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Clemmie
NJNicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones
Sir John Simon
SWSamuel West
Samuel West
Sir Anthony Eden
DSDavid Schofield
David Schofield
Clement Atlee
RLRichard Lumsden
Richard Lumsden
General Ismay
MSMalcolm Storry
Malcolm Storry
General Ironside
HMHilton McRae
Hilton McRae
Arthur Greenwood

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Yes — Darkest Hour is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).