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Their Finest
In the fight for freedom everyone played a part.
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
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Synopsis
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
Cast, crew and production details
About Their Finest
Cast
Gemma ArtertonCatrin Cole
Sam ClaflinTom Buckley
Bill NighyAmbrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
Jack HustonEllis Cole
Helen McCrorySophie Smith
Eddie MarsanSammy Smith
Jake LacyCarl Lundbeck / Brannigan
Rachael StirlingPhyl MooreCredits
- Directed by
- Lone Scherfig
- Written by
- Gaby Chiappe, Lissa Evans
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $11.8M
- Box office
- $3.6M
Production
BBC FilmUnited Kingdom
HanWay FilmsUnited Kingdom- Number 9 FilmsUnited Kingdom
Filmgate FilmsSweden- Ripken ProductionsUnited Kingdom
- Pinewood PicturesUnited Kingdom
