George MacKay in a scene from stunning World War I drama 1917 (category: TBC), directed by Sam Mendes, and co-starring Dean-Charles Chapman. Photo: Francois Duhamel/Universal Pictures George MacKay in a scene from stunning World War I drama 1917 (category: TBC), directed by Sam Mendes, and co-starring Dean-Charles Chapman. Photo: Francois Duhamel/Universal Pictures
George MacKay in a scene from stunning World War I drama 1917 (category: TBC), directed by Sam Mendes, and co-starring Dean-Charles Chapman. Photo: Francois Duhamel/Universal Pictures
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1917 film review: Sam Mendes’ visceral World War I drama is his best movie to date

  • Starring George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman, director Sam Mendes’ 1917 is both technically stunning and emotionally devastating
  • It’s every bit as powerful as Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan and Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line, two World War II classics

Topic |   European films
James Mottram

Updated: 7:00am, 26 Nov, 2019

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George MacKay in a scene from stunning World War I drama 1917 (category: TBC), directed by Sam Mendes, and co-starring Dean-Charles Chapman. Photo: Francois Duhamel/Universal Pictures George MacKay in a scene from stunning World War I drama 1917 (category: TBC), directed by Sam Mendes, and co-starring Dean-Charles Chapman. Photo: Francois Duhamel/Universal Pictures
George MacKay in a scene from stunning World War I drama 1917 (category: TBC), directed by Sam Mendes, and co-starring Dean-Charles Chapman. Photo: Francois Duhamel/Universal Pictures
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