The War Below
| The War Below | |
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| Directed by | J.P. Watts |
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| Music by | Anne Kulonen |
| Cinematography | Nick Cooke |
Production company | Vital Pictures |
| Distributed by | Vital Pictures |
Release date | September 10, 2021 (UK) |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £500,000[1] |
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The War Below is a British 2021 war film directed by J.P. Watts, in his directorial debut,[1] and written by Watts and Thomas Woods.[2][3] It was released in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2021. The film is also distributed in Germany, France, Greece, Australia, the Middle East, South Korea and Japan.[4]
Plot
The film is about a group of British miners (known as "Claykickers" or “Manchester Moles”) recruited during World War I to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs below the German front at the Battle of Messines in 1917. Based on true events, 10,000 German soldiers were killed instantly after the detonation of explosives beneath their lines.[4][5][6]
Cast
- Sam Hazeldine as William Hawkin
- Tom Goodman-Hill as Hellfire Jack
- Kris Hitchen as Harold Stockford
- Elliot James Langridge as George MacDonald
- Sam Clemmett as Charlie MacDonald
- Joseph Steyne as Shorty
- Sonny Ashbourne Serkis as Henry
- Anna Maguire as Jane Hawkin
- Andrew Scarborough as Colonel Fielding
- Douglas Reith as Field Marshall Lord Haig
- Jake Wheeldon as Cpt. Leonard Graves
Release and reviews
The War Below was released in theaters and digital platforms in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2021.[7] It was released on streaming services in the United States on November 11, 2021.[1]
Writing in The Sunday Times, Edward Porter stated, "The melodramatic approach to the story is a bit much at times, but overall Watts creates a good yarn."[8] Writing in The Guardian, Phil Hoad described the film as having "an innately fascinating story, even if the underpinning is of unsound construction in places.”[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "J.P. Watts Interview: The War Below". screenrant.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ↑ "The War Below review". Unknown parameter
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fact-Based WWI Story 'The War Below' Lands at Vital Pictures (Exclusive)TheWrap".
- ↑ "Earnest shoestring epic lacks spectacle". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Sam Hazeldine faces fears to go deep for The War Below". kget.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Trailer for First World War drama The War Below starring Sam Hazeldine". flickeringmyth.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Five new films for this weekend: Copshop; The War Below and more". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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