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Darkest Hour (2017)
- PG-13
- 09/01/2017 (US)
- Drama, History
- 2h 5m
Never never never surrender
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.
Joe Wright
DirectorAnthony McCarten
ScreenplayCast
![Gary Oldman's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2v9FVVBUrrkW2m3QOcYkuhq9A6o.jpg)
Gary Oldman
Winston Churchill![Kristin Scott Thomas's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/axksw0vAjBPSW02ZqpcC0V8rPD7.jpg)
Kristin Scott Thomas
Clemmie![Ben Mendelsohn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/pA9mu9D2IolVA0v2Yo0tJm6uUyI.jpg)
Ben Mendelsohn
King George VI![Lily James's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2w8tMEdCxBXB44X05RQDC2Kvbap.jpg)
Lily James
Elizabeth Layton![Ronald Pickup's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9wJtlqBNPPa87UJDfLNnSNQRhEn.jpg)
Ronald Pickup
Neville Chamberlain![Stephen Dillane's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qjIa6pXD4Z7nL7nH2LxyHDfxNgC.jpg)
Stephen Dillane
Viscount Halifax![Nicholas Jones's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/oB1RspuzdhuDqbwZtG6oAmzoX2E.jpg)
Nicholas Jones
Sir John Simon![Samuel West's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/yIDXDpgXxPbl5qWu8KHV7fGzVNr.jpg)