Cast & Crew

Directed by

Lone Scherfig

Writing Credits

Lissa Evans
(based on the novel "Their Finest Hour and a Half" by)
Gaby Chiappe
(screenplay by)

Cast

Sam Claflin
Tom Buckley
Gemma Arterton
Catrin Cole
Nicholas Murchie
Bus Conductor
Richard E. Grant
Roger Swain
Henry Goodman
Gabriel Baker
Rachael Stirling
Phyl Moore
Jack Huston
Ellis Cole
Bill Nighy
Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
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)
Lily Knight
Rose Starling
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
Paul Ritter
Raymond Parfitt
Eddie Marsan
Sammy Smith
Frances Jeater
Spitfires Collector
Claudia Jessie
Doris Cleavely / Lily
Stephanie Hyam
Angela Ralli-Thomas / Rose
Richard Syms
Head Waiter
Natalia Ryumina
Muriel (Ellis's Friend)
Helen McCrory
Sophie Smith
Rebecca Saire
Mortuary Nurse
Jeremy Irons
Secretary of War
Jake Lacy
Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan
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
Nell Barlow
Second Waitress
Letty Butler
First Waitress
Steve Carroll
Sid, the Boom Operator
Emma Cunniffe
Ettie
Marco De Marlo
George
Kathleen Harrison
Lady in Film
Kornelia Horvath
Woman in the Shelter
Katie Jackson
Secretary to Mr. Swain
Gavin Lee Lewis
1st AD
Cathy Murphy
Vee
Hugh O'Brien
Gaffer
Clive Russell
Mr. Starling
John Whitby
Mortuary staff
Lee Whitlock
Man in Pub

Produced by

Ivan Dunleavy
executive producer
Finola Dwyer
producer
Zygi Kamasa
executive producer
Elizabeth Karlsen
producer
Christine Langan
executive producer
Richard Mansell
associate producer
Robert Norris
executive producer
Amanda Posey
producer
Jim Spencer
line producer
Peter Watson
executive producer
Ed Wethered
executive producer
Sean Wheelan
co-producer
Stephen Woolley
producer

Music by

Rachel Portman

Cinematography by

Sebastian Blenkov
director of photography

Editing by

Lucia Zucchetti

Casting By

Lucy Bevan
Kate Rhodes James

Production Design by

Alice Normington

Art Direction by

Gareth Cousins
Arwel Evans
Jonathan Houlding
Lynne Huitson
(Supervising Art Director)
Nic Pallace
supervising art director

Set Decoration by

Liz Griffiths

Costume Design by

Charlotte Walter

Makeup Department

Laura Blount
make-up and hair: dailies
Hanna Canfor
hair and make-up artist
Gemma Curran
hair coordinator / makeup coordinator
Bella Ava Georgiou
hair artist / makeup artist
Catriona Johnstone
hair artist / makeup artist
Hanna Lewis-Jones
hair trainee: crowd, Wales / makeup trainee: crowd, Wales
Eva Marieges Moore
makeup artist
Nora Robertson
hair artist / makeup artist
Jutta Russell
hair supervisor: crowd / makeup supervisor: crowd
Vicky Voller
hair stylist: crowd / makeup artist: crowd
Amie Wilson
hair stylist: crowd / makeup artist: crowd
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
hair designer / makeup designer
Sara Fagan
crowd daily junior hair and makeup (uncredited)

Production Management

Polly Duval
post-production supervisor
Kate Hazell
unit production manager
Jess MacDonald
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Sam Barry-Parker
crowd second assistant director
Daniel Cox
third assistant director
James Manning
second assistant director
Jack Ravenscroft
first assistant director

Art Department

David Ackrill
props
Daniel Ainslie
dressing props
Gareth Bailey
dressing props
Simon Bang
storyboard artist
Laura Barden
assistant art director
Graham Barford
carpenter
Andy Bottomley
graphic designer
Ryan Bradbury
daily dressing props
Sarah Bradley
graphic artist
James Burlack
carpenter
Christopher Chandler
standby props
Phil Clark
visual research
Nick Clayton
carpenter
Charlie Cobb
fine artist
Bruce Collier
dressing props
Nigel Crafts
hod carpenter
Chelsea Davison
art department assistant
James Fennessy
painter (as Jim Fennesy)
Christopher Gardner
painter
Tone Gibbs
prop storeman
Luke Goodman
painter
Mark Goodman
stagehand
Ryan Goodman
stagehand
Richard Grant
model maker
Neil Griffiths
dressing props
Neil Hornshaw
props
Tony Hoskins
carpenter
Nigel Hughes
scenic artist
Lynne Huitson
supervising art director
Warren Lever
construction manager
Piotr Micyk
daily dressing props
Wes Nike
illustrator
Jannecke Nilsen
petty cash buyer
Mark Overall
carpenter
Luke SS Owens
wales construction manager
Nic Pallace
supervising art director
Matthew Parsons
painter
Juan Pasqual
construction driver
Craig Price
property master
John Roberts
hod painter
Paul Robinson
chargehand stand-by props
Mark Runchman
daily dressing props
Jamie Shakespeare
assistant art director
Ludo Lawlor Smith
scenic painter
David Sutheran
stand-by props
Mike Syson
dressing props
Leigh Took
miniatures supervisor
Mark Townsend
carpenter
Mikey Vernetti
carpenter
Danny Webster
rigger
Paul 'Welcie' Wellstead
rigger
Paul Williams
carpenter
Burt Wilson
painter
Paul Wolstencroft
stage hand

Sound Department

Ben Barker
supervising sound editor
Peter Burgis
foley artist
Andrew Caller
re-recording mixer
Michael Clayton
mix technician
Mark DeSimone
adr mixer
Simon Diggins
adr mixer
Danny Freemantle
sound effects editor
Glenn Freemantle
sound designer / supervising sound editor
Nick Freemantle
assistant sound editor
Glen Gathard
foley mixer
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Nina Hartstone
adr editor / supervising dialogue editor
Alistair Hawkins
sound editor
Robert Malone
sound effects editor
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Harry Platford
adr recordist
Jemma Riley-Tolch
foley mixer
Andrew Simmons
second assistant sound
Ian Tapp
additional re-recording mixer
George Trevis
sound maintenance
Martin Trevis
sound recordist
James Wichall
dialogue editor
Adrià Mateu
spanish dubbing recordist (uncredited)
Patch Morrison
additional sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Leon Harris
special effects technician
Graham Hills
senior special effects technician
Dave Kneath
special effects technician
Greg Oddoye
special effects trainee
Jade Poole
special effects coordinator: Real SFX
Chris Reynolds
special effects supervisor
Neil Reynolds
special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Alan Banis
visual effects supervisor
Sonny Hamberg
visual effects
Elin Kothe
matte painter
Raneshkumar Kumboji
Compositor: SBL India
Ivan Lindfors
digital compositor: Filmgate
Christian Lindholm
matte painter
Daniel Nielsen
visual effects supervisor
Magnus Olsson
visual effects
Elin Plantin
visual effects coordinator
Irene Prokopets
visual effects coordinator
Denis Reva
compositor
Kristian Talajic
visual effects
Michael Timoshenko
digital compositor
Gustav Törnroth
visual effects
Freya Wheelan
visual effects coordinator
Erica Winkler
visual effects coordinator

Stunts

Dan Hirst
stunt performer
Gavin Lee Lewis
stunt performer
Jo McLaren
stunt coordinator
Simon McLaren-Clark
stunt performer
Simon Whyman
stunt safety

Camera and Electrical Department

Brian Beaumont
gaffer
David J. Bremner
grip
David Bridle
daily lighting technician
Chris Cavanagh
video operator
Robbie Chapman
a camera second assistant
Ashley Connell
standby rigger
Sylvain Cruiziat
video trainee
Nicola Dove
still photographer
Kevin Foy
key grip
Noah Furrer
desk op
Will Gething
camera trainee
Ian Glenister
rigging gaffer
Rebecca Horsburgh
grip trainee
Michael Kinsella-Perks
assistant camera
Danny McGee
practical electrician
Ewan McRobb
desk op
Alan Millar
electrician
Ian Ogden
grip
Charlie Parker
electrician
Paul Parker
electrician
Desmond Perry
lighting technician
Iwan Prys Reynolds
focus puller: "a" camera
Sam Rogers
video assist assistant
Sarah Rollason
1st assistant b camera
Suzanne Sanders
best boy
Tom Stansfield
grip
Alexandra Voikou
clapper loader: b camera
Derek Gilbert Zacho
digital imaging technician

Casting Department

Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting
Emma Crompton
casting assistant
Sally King
child crowd casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Richard Bass
Costume Fitter and Military Advisor
Emily Bowen
key crowd standby
Martin Clarke
crowd costumier
Jason Marshall
principal standby
Anna Spencer
principal costume standby
Hannah Walter
costume supervisor
Hannah Warren
crowd costumier
Beth Wootton
costume: intern
Fliss Wyatt
crowd mistress

Editorial Department

Thom Berryman
head of operations: Pinewood Digital
James Corless
dailies producer
Fiona DeSouza
associate editor
Craig Ferreira
second assistant editor
Markus Hautz
teaser editor
Adam Inglis
colorist
Jashesh Jhaveri
deliverables technician
Adam McHattie
digital lab operator
Robert Platt-Higgins
post-production coordinator
Thy Quach
uncredited
Maimunah Yahkup
conform editor

Location Management

Chris Clifford
location marshall
Jonah Coombes
supervising location manager
Eleri Coulten
assistant location manager
James Davey
location assistant
Charlotte Hemsley
location assistant
Tom Marshall
location runner
Matt Risebrow
assistant location manager (as Matthew Risebrow)
Lenart Cernilogar
location marshall (uncredited)

Music Department

Zeina Azouqah
music copyist
Joris Bartsch Buhle
conductor / orchestra contractor
Christoph Bauschinger
music editor
Matt Dunkley
orchestrator
Sarah Fuggle
assistant to composer
Christopher Gutch
composer agent (as Chris Gutch)
Laura Katz
music supervisor
Tobias Lehmann
music engineer / music mixer
Jaimie Li
music business and legal executive
Rachel Portman
orchestrator
Lauren Weiss
music clearance & licensing

Script and Continuity Department

Irene Chawko
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Murray Aston
unit driver
Paul Deluce
driver: Lone Scherfig
Wayne Green
facilities account manager
Ted Leaning
driver
Nigel Moore
minibus driver
Bill Walker
driver: cast

Additional Crew

Maria Aguilar
crowd pa
Sabbir Ahmed
first assistant accountant
Amy Ajeto
production assistant
Ennis Alhashimi
accounts assistant
Athba AlKhudairy
Crowd AD
Stewart Allen-Smith
set pa (as Stewart Allen)
Helen Ashton
dialect coach
Simon Baber
location scout
Jacqui Barr
marketing executive
Mauro Blanco
dubbing actor
Samantha Choat
production assistant: dailies
Ravi Ajit Chopra
director: BBC Films, promotional feature
Diarmuid Coghlan
production accountant
Hannah Duncan
production coordinator: Wildgaze Films
Nicky Earnshaw
head of production: Pinewood Pictures
Johan Ewing
legal executive
Zachary Fox
production assistant: pinewood pictures
Chiara Gelardin
For Hanway Films
Emma Green
assistant: Elizabeth Karlsen
Julia Hall
senior designer: Lipsync Design
Boyd Harvey
insurance: Media Insurance Brokers
Katie Jackson
assistant: Ms Scherfig
Amy Jones
floor runner (as Amy Rebecca Jones)
Hilary Joyce
assistant accountant
Jay Julier
rushes runner
Ben Kozel
assistant production co-ordinator
Joanna Laurie
head of production: Number 9 Films
Kate Lawrence
head of development
Thomas Mann
for hanway films
Francesca Maraki
production intern
Thomas B. McGrath
Chief Operating Officer STX Entertainment
Sarah Micciche
legal and business affairs: Pinewood Pictures
Courtney Noble
head of acquisitions & development: Pinewood Pictures
Robert Platt-Higgins
production secretary
Steve Richard
immigration consultant
Linda Jayne Roberts
unit medic
Liam French Robinson
dialect coach
Nicolas Sandler
Ripken Productions
Penny Skuse
location liaison: Wales Screen
Yu-Fai Suen
managing director: Pinewood Pictures
Andy Surry
production coordinator
Graham Sylvester
representative: Pinewood Pictures
Elena Taborra
personal assistant: Jack Huston
Guy Thompson
assistant to producer
Ricky Vallance
rigger
Michael D. Walsh
assistant production coordinator
Howard Watkins
head of title design
Richard Wild
weather consultant
Gary Bunn
technical director (uncredited)

Thanks

Malene Blenkov
special thanks
Richard Dacre
thanks
Nick Hornby
special thanks
Samantha Perahia
thanks: British Film Commission
Tristen Tuckfield
special thanks
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