Journey's End

"Innocence Lost... Courage Found"

2017 1h 48m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 345

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Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, variously await their fate.

“Innocence Lost... Courage Found”

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Cast

Asa Butterfield
Raleigh
Sam Claflin
Captain Stanhope
Paul Bettany
Osborne
Tom Sturridge
Hibbert
Toby Jones
Mason
Stephen Graham
Trotter
Robert Glenister
The Colonel
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Watson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Saul Dibb
Writers: Rachel Garlick, Simon Reade
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Saul Dibb, shot by Laurie Rose. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Natalie Holt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tania Reddin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Asa Butterfield and Sam Claflin and Paul Bettany carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "Innocence Lost... Courage Found".

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IMDB entry: tt3780500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Saul Dibb directs. Laurie Rose behind the camera. Natalie Holt scores. Tania Reddin cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Saul Dibb, shot by Laurie Rose. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Natalie Holt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Tania Reddin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Asa Butterfield and Sam Claflin and Paul Bettany carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Innocence Lost... Courage Found".
7IMDB entry: tt3780500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "army", "france", "world war i", "british army".

The technical file

Cinematography: Laurie Rose
Original score: Natalie Holt
Editing: Tania Reddin
Production design: Kristian Milsted
Costume design: Anushia Nieradzik
Makeup / hair: Roseann Samuel
VFX supervisor: Jelmen Palsterman
Stunt coordinator: Dean Forster
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $979,521
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Journey's End (2017)

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Peter McGinn2022-01-30
★ 8/10
I wouldn’t have thought it was possible to make a movie that takes place mostly in a World War I trench and dugout could hold my attention as well as Journey’s End did. Except perhaps for the excesses of Captain Stanhope’s temper and demeanor, the ensemble cast does well with the realistic dialogue. There is an element of an ominous Greek tragedy taking place, and a couple of developments I saw coming a mile off, but that didn’t detract from my appreciation of the story and how it was told. The knowledge of the attack that was due reminded me of Hitchcock’s comment that suspense wasn’t having a bomb explode in a movie; suspense was not knowing if it would explode. The attack when it came was almost an anticlimax. It makes me interested in how this was handled as a play with the limitations of scenes on a stage. I see there are versions online, so I may check one of them out.
CinemaSerf2022-03-28
★ 7/10
This isn't so much a war movie, as a movie about the impact of waiting! It features a strong and emotional performance from Sam Claflin ("Capt. Stanhope") as the borderline alcoholic who leads a platoon of squaddies in a trench in France in the Spring of 1918. They know a raid is coming - either by them, or from the opposing Bosch - but they don't know when, and so live in a heightened state of alertness and fear that challenges the wits of even the most robust of characters. The constancy of the peril has worn him down, however, and "Stanhope" is now not particularly robust - his mental fortitude is challenged above and beyond as he tries to motivate and manage the men under is command. The remainder of his outfit, including his deputy Paul Bethany ("Uncle") who tries his best to support his friend through the daily trauma as well as to inspire and support the other officers and men, and a very green Asa Butterfield ("Raleigh") try to hold things together as the inevitable tragedy looms larger by the hour. This is not an action film; indeed precious little warfare actually happens; it is much more of a poignant psychological, at times intimate evaluation of the unimaginable stress put on human beings by uncertainty, cold and apprehension; as well as of their determination, honesty and team spirit that hits home well when you are sitting in an armchair at home. Saul Dibb manages to build the tension well, and the insight into this trench warfare environment he delivers is genuinely touching. The sound could be better, though - it's difficult to hear the dialogue at times, but that's an incidental criticism of a well scored, good film.