Darkest Hour behind the scenes gags

2021-11-25 08:01
  • In order to truly reflect the atmosphere of Churchill’s time, the film’s screenwriter Anthony McCarten set up a special work schedule for himself, simulating the historical timeline, which lasted 8 days and wrote a 16-page script.
  • Through his efforts, McCarten obtained the minutes of the cabinet meeting of Churchill during the war.
  • During the filming of the film, John Hurt, who was originally scheduled to play Prime Minister Chamberlain, died of pancreatic cancer. Due to his serious illness, John Hurt never filmed a scene, but the film paid tribute to him in the credits.
  • In order to create a low-ceiling bunker scene, the crew has been planning for several months.
  • Gary Oldman spends at least 4 hours putting on makeup every day on the set, and shooting more than 50 days continuously, for a total of 200 hours of putting on makeup.
  • After Gary Oldman arrived at the scene, he opened the props books at will, all of which were able to fake meeting records and diaries.
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Darkest Hour quotes

  • Winston Churchill: My poor judgement.

  • King George VI: Winston lacks judgment.

    Neville Chamberlain: He was right about Hitler.

    King George VI: Well, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

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