Darkest Hour
Never give up. Never give in.
7.4(5,580) 2017-11-22 125 minDramaHistory
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.
DirectorJoe Wright
ScreenplayAnthony McCarten
ProducerTim Bevan
ProducerLisa Bruce
ProducerEric Fellner
ProducerAnthony McCarten
ProducerDouglas Urbanski
Original Music ComposerDario Marianelli
Cast & characters
Gary Oldman
as Winston Churchill
Stephen Dillane
as Viscount Halifax
Lily James
as Elizabeth Layton
Ronald Pickup
as Neville Chamberlain
Ben Mendelsohn
as King George VI
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Clemmie
Nicholas Jones
as Sir John Simon
Samuel West
as Sir Anthony Eden
David Schofield
as Clement Atlee
Richard Lumsden
as General Ismay
Malcolm Storry
as General Ironside
Hilton McRae
as Arthur Greenwood
Benjamin Whitrow
as Sir Samuel Hoare
Joe Armstrong
as John Evans
Adrian Rawlins
as Air Chief Marshal Dowding
David Bamber
as Admiral Ramsay
Paul Leonard
as Admiral Dudley Pound
David Strathairn
as President Roosevelt (voice)
Eric MacLennan
as Tom Leonard
Philip Martin Brown
as Sawyers
Demetri Goritsas
as Cabinet Secretary Bridges
Jordan Waller
as Randolph Churchill
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Alex Clatworthy
as Diana Churchill
Mary Antony
as Mary Churchill
