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Hope and Glory
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Hope and Glory is a 1987 film written, directed and produced by John Boorman for Goldcrest Films and Embassy Pictures, with Philippe Rousselot as director of photography. It is a drama and comedy drama with aviation and the Battle of Britain as main subjects, set in London and filmed in Ringwood. A co-production of the United Kingdom and Australia, its cast includes Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Sammi Davis and Amelda Brown. The film was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and received a National Board of Review Top Ten Films honour. It runs 113 minutes and was followed by Queen and Country.
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6.9A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
Cast
- Sebastian Rice-Edwards as Bill
- Geraldine Muir as Sue
- Sarah Miles as Grace
- David Hayman as Clive
- Sammi Davis as Dawn
- Derrick O'Connor as Mac
Themes
- london, england
- wartime
- based on true story
- semi autobiographical
- home front
- 1940s
- bomb shelter
- children in wartime
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Boorman
- Written by
- John Boorman
- Produced by
- John Boorman, Michael Dryhurst
- Starring
- Sarah Miles David Hayman Derrick O'Connor Susan Wooldridge Sammi Davis Ian Bannen Sebastian Rice-Edwards
- Cinematography
- Philippe Rousselot
- Edited by
- Ian Crafford
- Music by
- Peter Martin
- Production companies
- Goldcrest Films , Nelson Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Columbia - Cannon - Warner Distributors (United Kingdom), Columbia Pictures (United States)
- Release dates
- 16 October 1987 ( 1987-10-16 ) (New York City) 13 November 1987 ( 1987-11-13 ) (United Kingdom) 19 February 1988 ( 1988-02-19 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 113 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $9.3 million or £5.56 million
- Box office
- $10 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Queen and Country
- Main subject
- Battle of Britain
- Director
- John Boorman
- Screenwriter
- John Boorman
- Cast member
- Charley Boorman
- Producer
- John Boorman
- Production company
- Embassy Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Philippe Rousselot
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- Ringwood
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 642542
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1987-10-08
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- title
- Hope and Glory
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 96%
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Encyclopedic overview
Hope and Glory is a 1987 comedy-drama war film written, produced, and directed by John Boorman based on his own experiences growing up in London during World War II. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. The title is derived from the patriotic British song "Land of Hope and Glory". The film tells the story of the Rohan family and their experiences, as seen through the eyes of the son, Billy (Sebastian Rice-Edwards).
A critical and commercial success, the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay (all for Boorman). It also received 13 BAFTA Award nominations, winning for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Susan Wooldridge).
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