Movie
Their Finest
Overview
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-02-19
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Romance, War, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC Film, HanWay Films, Number 9 Films, Filmgate Films, Ripken Productions, Pinewood Pictures, Wildgaze Films, Film i Väst, EuropaCorp
- Country
- France, Sweden, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gemma Arterton as Catrin Cole
- Sam Claflin as Tom Buckley
- Bill Nighy as Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
- Jack Huston as Ellis Cole
- Helen McCrory as Sophie Smith
- Eddie Marsan as Sammy Smith
- Jake Lacy as Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan
- Rachael Stirling as Phyl Moore
- Henry Goodman as Gabriel Baker
- Paul Ritter as Raymond Parfitt
- Richard E. Grant as Roger Swain
- Nicholas Murchie as Bus Conductor
Crew
- Lone Scherfig - Director
- Gaby Chiappe - Screenplay
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