Directed, co-written and produced by Sam Mendes, it is based in part on an account told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather, Alfred Mendes. It tells the story of two young British soldiers during World War I who are tasked with delivering a message calling off an attack doomed to fail soon after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich in 1917.
Rating: PG
Duration: 1 hr 48 min
Genre: Drama, War
Release Date: 2020-02-05
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott