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Darkest Hour

(2017)

Drama, History

.

2hrs 5m

Overview

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.

Score

73

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Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill

Gary Oldman

** Winston Churchill

Stephen Dillane as Viscount Halifax

Stephen Dillane

** Viscount Halifax

Lily James as Elizabeth Layton

Lily James

** Elizabeth Layton

Ronald Pickup as Neville Chamberlain

Ronald Pickup

** Neville Chamberlain

Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI

Ben Mendelsohn

** King George VI

Kristin Scott Thomas as Clemmie

Kristin Scott Thomas

** Clemmie

Nicholas Jones as Sir John Simon

Nicholas Jones

** Sir John Simon

Samuel West as Sir Anthony Eden

Samuel West

** Sir Anthony Eden

David Schofield as Clement Atlee

David Schofield

** Clement Atlee

Richard Lumsden as General Ismay

Richard Lumsden

** General Ismay

Malcolm Storry as General Ironside

Malcolm Storry

** General Ironside

Hilton McRae as Arthur Greenwood

Hilton McRae

** Arthur Greenwood

Benjamin Whitrow as Sir Samuel Hoare

Benjamin Whitrow

** Sir Samuel Hoare

Joe Armstrong as John Evans

Joe Armstrong

** John Evans

Adrian Rawlins as Air Chief Marshal Dowding

Adrian Rawlins

** Air Chief Marshal Dowding

David Bamber as Admiral Ramsay

David Bamber

** Admiral Ramsay

Paul Leonard as Admiral Dudley Pound

Paul Leonard

** Admiral Dudley Pound

David Strathairn as President Roosevelt (voice)

David Strathairn

** President Roosevelt (voice)

Eric MacLennan as Tom Leonard

Eric MacLennan

** Tom Leonard

Philip Martin Brown as Sawyers

Philip Martin Brown

** Sawyers

Demetri Goritsas as Cabinet Secretary Bridges

Demetri Goritsas

** Cabinet Secretary Bridges

Jordan Waller as Randolph Churchill

Jordan Waller

** Randolph Churchill

Alex Clatworthy as Diana Churchill

Alex Clatworthy

** Diana Churchill

Mary Antony as Mary Churchill

Mary Antony

** Mary Churchill

Bethany Muir as Sarah Churchill

Bethany Muir

** Sarah Churchill

Anna Burnett as Pamela Churchill

Anna Burnett

** Pamela Churchill

Jeremy Child as Lord Stanhope

Jeremy Child

** Lord Stanhope

Brian Pettifer as Lord Kingsley Wood

Brian Pettifer

** Lord Kingsley Wood

Michael Gould as Lord Londonderry

Michael Gould

** Lord Londonderry

Paul Ridley as House of Commons Speaker

Paul Ridley

** House of Commons Speaker

Robin Pearce as Ernle Hastings

Robin Pearce

** Ernle Hastings

Michael Bott as Equerry

Michael Bott

** Equerry

Olivier Broche as Reynaud

Olivier Broche

** Reynaud

Mario Hacquard as Daladier

Mario Hacquard

** Daladier

Pip Torrens as BBC Producer

Pip Torrens

** BBC Producer

Edmund Wiseman as Actor

Edmund Wiseman

** Actor

Hannah Steele as Abigail Walker

Hannah Steele

** Abigail Walker

Nia Gwynne as Alice Simpson

Nia Gwynne

** Alice Simpson

Ade Dee Haastrup as Marcus Peters

Ade Dee Haastrup

** Marcus Peters

James Eeles as Maurice Baker

James Eeles

** Maurice Baker

Flora Nicholson as Jessie Sutton

Flora Nicholson

** Jessie Sutton

Bronte Carmichael as Young Girl on Tube

Bronte Carmichael

** Young Girl on Tube

Roisin O'Neill as Agnes Dillon

Roisin O'Neill

** Agnes Dillon

John Locke as Oliver Wilson

John Locke

** Oliver Wilson

Joanna Neary as Margaret Jerome

Joanna Neary

** Margaret Jerome

Richard Glover as Brigadier Nicholson

Richard Glover

** Brigadier Nicholson

Tom Ashley as Ramsay Staffer

Tom Ashley

** Ramsay Staffer

Joshua Higgott as Reporter

Joshua Higgott

** Reporter

Imogen King as Teenage Girl at Tube Map

Imogen King

** Teenage Girl at Tube Map

Miles Gallant as Naval Map-Room Officer

Miles Gallant

** Naval Map-Room Officer

Faye Marsay as Sybil

Faye Marsay

** Sybil

John Atterbury as Sir Alexander Cadogan

John Atterbury

** Sir Alexander Cadogan

James Harkness as AD Nicholl (Secretary #1)

James Harkness

** AD Nicholl (Secretary #1)

Joshua James as W D Wilkinson (Secretary #2)

Joshua James

** W D Wilkinson (Secretary #2)

Charley Palmer Rothwell as Christopher Wilson (Photographer)

Charley Palmer Rothwell

** Christopher Wilson (Photographer)

Patsy Ferran as Maid

Patsy Ferran

** Maid

Sarah Flind as Cook

Sarah Flind

** Cook

Steffan Donnelly as Back Bencher

Steffan Donnelly

** Back Bencher

Kieran Buckeridge as Cecil Beaton

Kieran Buckeridge

** Cecil Beaton

Johnny Otto as Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Johnny Otto

** Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Nick Howden-Steenstra as Sentry (uncredited)

Nick Howden-Steenstra

** Sentry (uncredited)

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