1917 (film)

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World War I film epic film film war film

1917 is a 2019 World War I epic war film directed by Sam Mendes, renowned for its immersive "one-shot" cinematography that follows two British soldiers on a perilous mission behind enemy lines.

Aliases (2)

1917 ×3
1917 (2019 film) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I film → epic film → film → war film →
castMember	Andrew Scott → Benedict Cumberbatch → Colin Firth → Dean-Charles Chapman → George MacKay → Mark Strong → Richard Madden →
cinematographer	Roger Deakins →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom → United States of America → surface form: "United States"
director	Sam Mendes →
distributedBy	Entertainment One → Universal Pictures →
genre	drama → epic → war →
goldenGlobeAward	Golden Globe Award for Best Director → Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama →
inspiredBy	stories told to Sam Mendes by his grandfather Alfred Mendes →
language	English →
musicBy	Thomas Newman →
narrativeFocus	two British soldiers →
notableFeature	designed to appear as if filmed in one continuous shot →
oscarAward	Academy Award for Best Cinematography → Academy Award for Best Sound → surface form: "Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing" Academy Award for Best Visual Effects →
plotSummary	Two British soldiers are sent on a mission to deliver a message to stop a doomed attack. →
producer	Callum McDougall → Jayne-Ann Tenggren → Pippa Harris → Sam Mendes →
productionCompany	Amblin Partners → DreamWorks Pictures → Neal Street Productions → New Republic Pictures →
releaseYear	2019 →
runningTimeMinutes	119 →
settingPeriod	World War I →
settingYear	1917 →
stars	Dean-Charles Chapman → George MacKay →
worldPremiereEvent	Royal Film Performance →
worldPremiereLocation	London, England → surface form: "London"
worldPremiereYear	2019 →
writer	Krysty Wilson-Cairns → Sam Mendes →

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New Republic Pictures → backed → 1917 (film) →

this entity surface form: "1917"

Colin Firth → notableWork → 1917 (film) →

Krysty Wilson-Cairns → notableWork → 1917 (film) →

Mark Strong → notableWork → 1917 (film) →

this entity surface form: "1917 (2019 film)"

New Republic Pictures → notableWork → 1917 (film) →

this entity surface form: "1917"

Krysty Wilson-Cairns → workedOn → 1917 (film) →

this entity surface form: "1917"