Hope and Glory

1987 113 min ★ 6.9 Drama, War, Family

A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.

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Cast

Sebastian Rice-Edwards

Bill

Geraldine Muir

Sue

Sarah Miles

Grace

David Hayman

Clive

Sammi Davis

Dawn

Derrick O'Connor

Mac

Susan Wooldridge

Molly

Jean-Marc Barr

Bruce

Ian Bannen

Grandfather George

Annie Leon

Grandma

Details

Director

John Boorman

Tagline

"The epic story of a world at war. And a boy at play."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Goldcrest, Nelson Entertainment

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

January 30, 2024

★ 7/10

This film contains one of the funniest wartime scenes I think I've ever seen... The fish! Anyway, it all centres around the young "Bill" (Sebastian Rice-Edwards) who finds himself - along with mother "Grace" (Sarah Miles) and elder sister "Susie" (Geraldine Muir) caught up in London at the start of WWII. His father (David Hayman) is soon away fighting and his mother refuses to be parted from her c...