The film was partially inspired by stories told to the director by his paternal grandfather, Alfred, about his service during World War I.

Sam Mendes turns a family story from the Great War into a terrifyingly immersive movie experience, even if it does cheat a bit. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

Sam Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins bring an absolutely immersive experience to the screen, shooting this 119-minute film by making it look as if it was just one continuous shot. This means ...

Sam Mendes' WW1 movie 1917 is heading into production - and has announced a star-studded cast list. Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth and Mark Strong have joined the cast along with Bodyguard's ...

Sometime after nightfall in “1917,” a gravely virtuosic dispatch from the front lines of World War I, a British soldier, Lance Cpl. Schofield (George MacKay), makes his way through a darkened building ...

During the epic final scene of 1917, actor George MacKay swerved through 500 extras. He unsuccessfully avoided a collision. The final scenes in arguably one of the best World War I movies took ...

Critics are celebrating Sam Mendes' new World War I film "1917" for its bold, innovative style. The movie, shot by cinematographer Roger Deakins, appears to be a single, long, continuous take. But ...

Once in a generation, there is a definitive war picture — from Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now,” a haunting depiction of the Vietnam War, to Steven Spielberg’s iconic D-Day epic “Saving Private ...

Director Sam Mendes’ award-winning drama 1917 takes its audience on a journey through the battlefields of World War I alongside a pair of young soldiers who must journey behind enemy lines to deliver ...

Everyone and their mother knows creating a major motion picture is not an easy take. There’s a lot of lighting, framing, resetting equipment, and of course the performances, each time a director yells ...

On April 2, 1917 President Woodrow Wilson addressed a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. It was a somewhat surprising turn of events. Earlier in his presidency, ...