Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

  • Director: John Boorman
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: February 19, 1988
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Hoffnung und Ruhm
  • Hope and Glory is a 1987 drama film about war from a child's perspective, released by British Columbia Pictures. The film was directed by John Boorman and starred Sebastian Rice, Gerardini Mooy, Sarah Miles and more.
    The film mainly depicts the memory of war in the eyes of a young boy in London during World War II. For the children, the artillery fire at night is like the fireworks of the festival, the air raids keep them from going to school, all kinds of extraordinary sights give them all kinds of fantasies, and the war gives them novelty, freedom and mystery. 

    Details

    • Release date February 19, 1988
    • Filming locations Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies Columbia Pictures, Nelson Entertainment, Goldcrest Films International

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $10,021,120

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $25,497

    Gross worldwide

    $10,021,120

    Movie reviews

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    • By Kris 2022-02-03 08:04:06

      Lost to the Last Emperor at Oscar? ? ?

      I think the British did not deliberately want this film: "Let the whole world understand and fall in love with Britain." Out of the arrogant self-confidence of the empire on which the sun never sets, he thinks that his common sense should be clear to the whole world. Of course, if they are not clear, they are too arrogant to explain.
              The title comes from the UK's second national anthem, "land of hope and glory," and often comes with BGM as Churchill's appearance. The story is very...

    • By Hadley 2022-02-03 08:04:06

      Entry level fans love this

      This type of European movie, romantic and warm war movie, was loved by entry-level movie fans like me at the time. The second half of the little boy's rural life, I remember a lot, it seems that Shifang has talked about the second half. I think of other similar movies, European movies about rowing a boat on the river, the plot seems to be: a comedy, a man is rowing a boat and wants to kiss the heroine, but he is hanged off the boat by a branch sticking out from the river; The woman and the...

    • By Clare 2022-02-03 08:04:06

      Thanks to war and bombs, thanks to Adolf


      At the end of the film, the children cheer and shout "Thank you Adolf." Well, this is the British children during World War II, Adolf Hitler is their mortal enemy, and they just encountered the bomb - - - - - - But you can't blame them, the bomb blew up the school house! As a result, I can stop taking classes and continue to go back to my grandfather's house in the countryside to fish and catch shrimp. No wonder Billy said with emotion, "I have never been so happy as at that moment in my...

    • By Aryanna 2022-02-03 08:04:06

      the director said

      War has long been a constant theme in movies. Memories of childhood life are also not uncommon techniques and perspectives in movies from all over the world. But the famous British director Boorman's "Hope and Glory" also brought something of his own to both.

      The World War II portrayed by Boerman in the film is not only everyday—it does not capture the deaths and sacrifices of soldiers, nor does it depict the real fire and smoke—but it goes against “common sense.” In the eyes of the...

    • By Carmelo 2022-02-03 08:04:06

      thank you, Adolf!

      The film tells the story of the childhood of a nine-year-old boy in Britain during World War II. The war changed many people's lives, but for Billy, it seems that life has become better.
            The whole film is filled with a relaxed and lively atmosphere. At the beginning, the father put his comrade's hand on the door of the car without knowing it. He thought his comrade-in-arms were seeing him off all the way. Thanks to his daughter's reminder, people couldn't help laughing....

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    • By Genoveva 2023-07-30 17:24:40

      Online in all aspects, rear memory, reasonable...

    • By Weston 2023-07-23 05:56:03

      The film was nominated for Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography and Art Direction at the 60th Academy Awards. At the Oscars that year, there were too many films about children's growth. Different styles. But is it necessary to add the two episodes of bullets and group visits to the lower body in this film? I think the movie would be perfect without those two...

    • By Kasey 2023-07-16 13:13:47

      plain and close to...

    • By Adalberto 2023-07-12 00:48:32

      Backed by the background of the big era, it is easy to make a good film. Whether it's the German jam his father picked up from the coast, or the National Guard shooting a deflated air-proof balloon, it can bring the little male protagonist endless fun in the miserable war life... In those days when the future cannot be seen clearly We can still see that the sun is willing to wait for the hope of the future, even if it is only with the help of the dim hope of the dim life, human beings are so...

    • By Ena 2023-03-24 21:54:26

      A film full of positive energy, and the little boy's funny, helpless, and contemptuous expressions, haha. I still remember that the family listened to the king's speech at Christmas, and the family was very nervous because the king was a stutter. This episode of "The King's Speech" was really funny and...

    Movie plot

    Bill (Sebastian Rice) was nine when World War II broke out. He lives in a house on the outskirts of London with his parents, sister and sister. The father soon enlisted, and before he left, he taught his son the curveball of "cheating" opponents in cricket. The frequent air raids rattled life, and the children were excited by the sights. People have gradually adapted to this kind of life. My sister falls in love with Bruce, a Canadian...
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    Evaluation action

    Director John Boorman is a metaphor for the hypocrisy in life. All kinds of lies exist in this strange and ordinary life. And children learn and grow in the lies of the adult world. The biggest difference between this film and the films reflecting World War II at the time is the lack of the image of the United States as a savior. (1905 Movie Review) 
    From a child's point of view, many things will look different in war. For example, an...
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    Movie quotes

    • Molly: Bloody gin. Always makes me cry!

      [cries]

      Mac: Couple of crossed wires. She only weeps when she's happy.

      Grace Rowan: Oh, stop it, Molly. You'll start me off now.

      [weeps]

    • Bill Rowen: Don't worry, Sue. We're not gonna be like them when we grow up. We're not even like them now.

    • Grace Rowan: Has Sue got it right?

      Clive Rowen: What's that?

      Grace Rowan: You joined up.

      Clive Rowen: Oh, that.

      Grace Rowan: I wish you could have told me yourself.

      Clive Rowen: Oh, Grace, it's not for long. They say it'll be over by Christmas.