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
Gemma Arterton
Catrin Cole
Sam Claflin
Tom Buckley
Bill Nighy
Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
Jack Huston
Ellis Cole
Helen McCrory
Sophie Smith
Eddie Marsan
Sammy Smith
Jake Lacy
Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan
Rachael Stirling
Phyl Moore
Henry Goodman
Gabriel Baker
Paul Ritter
Raymond Parfitt
Richard E. Grant
Roger Swain
Nicholas Murchie
Bus Conductor
Amanda Root
Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
Patrick Gibson
Rex, the Clapper Loader
Darren Clarke
The Gaffer
Ed Birch
Walter, the Director (Careless Talk Film)
Lissa Evans
Make-up Woman (Careless Talk Film)
Richard Bevan
Mr Richards (Dubbing Editor)
Gaby Chiappe
Dolly (Carrot Film)
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
Mabel (Carrot Film)
Francesca Knight
Lily Starling
Bella Ava Georgiou
Pearl (Girl on the Tube)
Alfie Stewart
Soldier on the Tube
Mossie Smith
Female Warden
Jay Simpson
Alf Reynolds
Frances Jeater
Spitfires Collector
Claudia Jessie
Doris Cleavley / Lily
Stephanie Hyam
Angela Ralli-Thomas / Rose
Richard Syms
Head Waiter
Natalia Ryumina
Muriel (Ellis's Friend)
Rebecca Saire
Mortuary Nurse
Jeremy Irons
Secretary of War
Miles Richardson
Movietone Newsreader
Gordon Brown
Chick, the 1st AD
Julia Lewis
The Make-Up Artist
Liliana Gane
The Wardrobe Mistress
Hubert Burton
Wyndham Best / Johnnie (the Hero)
Michael Marcus
Alex, the Director
Stephen Boswell
War Widows Collector
Feline Allentoft
Wyndham Best's Girlfriend
Ellie Haddington
Catrin's Landlady
Florence Woolley
Corona Cinema Usherette
Joanna Brookes
Woman in Corona
Patrick Osborne
Soldier in Corona
Cathy Murphy
Vee (uncredited)
Emma Cunniffe
Ettie (uncredited)
Clive Russell
Mr. Starling (uncredited)
Letty Butler
First Waitress (uncredited)
Nell Barlow
Second Waitress (uncredited)
Steve Carroll
Boom Operator (uncredited)
Katie Jackson
Secretary to Mr. Swain (uncredited)
Lee Whitlock
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Lily Knight
Rose Starling
Crew
Lone Scherfig
Director
Gaby Chiappe
Screenplay
Lissa Evans
Novel
Lucia Zucchetti
Editor
Sebastian Blenkov
Director of Photography
Jack Ravenscroft
First Assistant Director
James Manning
Second Assistant Director
Andy Surry
Production Coordinator
Ivan Dunleavy
Executive Producer
Zygi Kamasa
Executive Producer
Christine Langan
Executive Producer
Robert Norris
Executive Producer
Ed Wethered
Executive Producer
Peter Watson
Executive Producer
Thorsten Schumacher
Executive Producer
Finola Dwyer
Producer
Amanda Posey
Producer
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Elizabeth Karlsen
Producer
Richard Mansell
Associate Producer
Jim Spencer
Line Producer
Alice Normington
Production Design
Polly Duval
Post Production Supervisor
Emma Crompton
Casting Assistant
Lucy Bevan
Casting
Kate Rhodes James
Casting
Charlotte Walter
Costume Designer
Hannah Walter
Costume Supervisor
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Hanna Canfor
Hairstylist
Catriona Johnstone
Hairstylist
Bella Ava Georgiou
Makeup Artist
Eva Marieges Moore
Makeup Artist
Lynne Huitson
Supervising Art Director
Nic Pallace
Supervising Art Director
Glenn Freemantle
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Ben Barker
Supervising Sound Editor
Andrew Caller
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Martin Trevis
Sound Recordist
Peter Burgis
Foley
Glen Gathard
Foley
Nina Hartstone
ADR Editor, Supervising Dialogue Editor
Vanessa Baker
ADR Voice Casting
Jade Poole
Special Effects Coordinator
Chris Reynolds
Special Effects Supervisor
Alan Banis
Visual Effects Supervisor
Daniel Nielsen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Erica Winkler
Visual Effects Coordinator
Rachel Portman
Original Music Composer
Laura Katz
Music Supervisor
Christoph Bauschinger
Music Editor
James Wichall
Dialogue Editor
Ian Glenister
Rigging Gaffer
Liz Griffiths
Set Decoration
Nicola Dove
Still Photographer
Irene Chawko
Script Supervisor
Simon Baber
Location Scout
Dan Hirst
Stunts
Gavin Lee Lewis
Stunts
Simon McLaren-Clark
Stunts
Jo McLaren
Stunt Coordinator
Craig Price
Property Master
Kevin Foy
Key Grip
Brian Beaumont
Gaffer
Kate Hazell
Unit Production Manager
Howard Watkins
Title Designer
Gareth Cousins
Art Direction
Jonathan Houlding
Art Direction
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