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Their Finest

Their Finest

6,6 /10 (448 Votes)
2017 EN 117 min

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.

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Release date

19/02/2017

Votes

448

Popularity

2.5

In the fight for freedom everyone played a part.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

117 min

Budget

$11,795,877

Revenue

$3,603,484

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

Catrin Cole

Sam Claflin

Sam Claflin

Tom Buckley

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank

Jack Huston

Jack Huston

Ellis Cole

Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Sophie Smith

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Sammy Smith

Jake Lacy

Jake Lacy

Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan

Rachael Stirling

Rachael Stirling

Phyl Moore

Henry Goodman

Henry Goodman

Gabriel Baker

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

Raymond Parfitt

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Roger Swain

Nicholas Murchie

Nicholas Murchie

Bus Conductor

Amanda Root

Amanda Root

Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)

Patrick Gibson

Patrick Gibson

Rex, the Clapper Loader

No photo

Darren Clarke

The Gaffer

Ed Birch

Ed Birch

Walter, the Director (Careless Talk Film)

Lissa Evans

Lissa Evans

Make-up Woman (Careless Talk Film)

No photo

Richard Bevan

Mr Richards (Dubbing Editor)

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Gaby Chiappe

Dolly (Carrot Film)

Amanda Fairbank-Hynes

Amanda Fairbank-Hynes

Mabel (Carrot Film)

Francesca Knight

Francesca Knight

Lily Starling

Bella Ava Georgiou

Bella Ava Georgiou

Pearl (Girl on the Tube)

Alfie Stewart

Alfie Stewart

Soldier on the Tube

Mossie Smith

Mossie Smith

Female Warden

Jay Simpson

Jay Simpson

Alf Reynolds

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Frances Jeater

Spitfires Collector

Claudia Jessie

Claudia Jessie

Doris Cleavley / Lily

Stephanie Hyam

Stephanie Hyam

Angela Ralli-Thomas / Rose

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Richard Syms

Head Waiter

Natalia Ryumina

Natalia Ryumina

Muriel (Ellis's Friend)

Rebecca Saire

Rebecca Saire

Mortuary Nurse

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Secretary of War

Miles Richardson

Miles Richardson

Movietone Newsreader

No photo

Gordon Brown

Chick, the 1st AD

No photo

Julia Lewis

The Make-Up Artist

No photo

Liliana Gane

The Wardrobe Mistress

No photo

Hubert Burton

Wyndham Best / Johnnie (the Hero)

Michael Marcus

Michael Marcus

Alex, the Director

Stephen Boswell

Stephen Boswell

War Widows Collector

No photo

Feline Allentoft

Wyndham Best's Girlfriend

Ellie Haddington

Ellie Haddington

Catrin's Landlady

No photo

Florence Woolley

Corona Cinema Usherette

Joanna Brookes

Joanna Brookes

Woman in Corona

No photo

Patrick Osborne

Soldier in Corona

Cathy Murphy

Cathy Murphy

Vee (uncredited)

Emma Cunniffe

Emma Cunniffe

Ettie (uncredited)

Clive Russell

Clive Russell

Mr. Starling (uncredited)

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Letty Butler

First Waitress (uncredited)

Nell Barlow

Nell Barlow

Second Waitress (uncredited)

Steve Carroll

Steve Carroll

Boom Operator (uncredited)

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Katie Jackson

Secretary to Mr. Swain (uncredited)

Lee Whitlock

Lee Whitlock

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Lily Knight

Lily Knight

Rose Starling

Original Soundtrack

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Reno

Reno

2017-09-26

⭐ 6

**The war and the cinema!** The film was based on the book and about filmmaking, particularly screen writing. Fictional comedy-drama that is set in London in 1940. While the war tearing apart the nation, some people are not disturbed by it. They are going ahead with their film projects, especially war themed to boost the people's confidence. That's when the new arrival, Mrs. Cole, begins her career as a writer. So her experience working with the scripts, meeting the real people whose story are getting adapted and her gloomy romance, everything lets us know. A nice film and a little diffe…

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