Their Finest Hour and a Half (film)

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Their Finest Hour and a Half
Directed by Lone Scherfig
Produced by Stephen Woolley
Amanda Posey
Written by Gaby Chiappe
Based on Their Finest Hour and a Half
by Lissa Evans
Starring Gemma Arterton
Sam Claflin
Bill Nighy
Jack Huston
Jake Lacy
Richard E Grant
Henry Goodman
Helen McCrory
Claudia Jessie
Stephanie Hyam
Cinematography Sebastian Blenkov
Production
company
BBC Films
Number 9 Films
Wildgaze Films
Distributed by Lionsgate (UK)
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Their Finest Hour and a Half is an upcoming British romantic comedy film directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Gaby Chiappe, based on the novel of same name by Lissa Evans. The film stars Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, and Jake Lacy. Principal photography began early-September 2015 in London.

Plot

Set during World War II in the early 1940s, about some filmmakers trying to make a patriotic film to boost morale of the British army during The Blitz.

Cast

Production

On 14 April 2015 it was announced that Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, and Bill Nighy would star in the World War II-set romantic comedy film based on the 2009 novel Their Finest Hour and a Half by Lissa Evans.[1] BBC Films developed the film, hiring Lone Scherfig to direct the film which was adapted by Gaby Chiappe. BBC Films would co-finance the film, which Number 9 Films and Wildgaze Films would produce with its Stephen Woolley and Amanda Posey, while HanWay Films would handle the international rights.[1] On 13 May 2015 Lionsgate acquired the UK rights to the film.[3] On 10 September 2015 Jack Huston and Jake Lacy joined the film along with Richard E. Grant, Helen McCrory, Eddie Marsan, Rachael Stirling, and Henry Goodman.[2]

Principal photography on the film began in early September 2015, in London[4][5] and was partly shot in Pembrokeshire.[6]

References

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