1917 | The Battlefield Run in 4K HDR

When Schofield (George MacKay) arrives at the end of his journey, he learns the attack he's risked life and limb to stop is, in fact, just now sending troops out of the trenches to their doom. Can he stop them before too many lives are lost? Check out 1917's unforgettable battlefield run in 4K HDR!
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Sam Mendes, the Oscar®-winning director of Skyfall, Spectre and American Beauty, brings his singular vision to this World War I epic. At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones' Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers-Blake's own brother among them.
© 2019 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Cast: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch
Produced by: Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Callum McDougall, Brian Oliver
Directed by: Sam Mendes

[@strider029]

Love how they put lesser known celebrities as the main characters while the most known celebrities are just side characters that only appears in short amount of time to surprise the audience.

[@captainkeyes1523]

It’s perfectly recreating how officers at that time in European armies were noblemen, allowing modern audiences to know what that is like by picking A list actors for casting

[@albundy124]

The Thin Red Line did this perfectly back in the days

[@kato2395]

your pfp conveys this comment perfectly because well... that cat seem surprised

[@trevorenerson1359]

Or it was just because they couldn’t afford to put the big celebrities at larger rolls so they only paid them for a little bit of the film but still used the big names to bait people into watching

[@Max_Mersinger]

They’re not there to surprise you really, but to make you the audience feel some comfort. They are almost like mile posts along his journey making the end of one segment, and giving some recast and direction for hime.

[@liamedwards8394]

True honour being one of the 500 extras in this amazing film!

[@kube410]

thats cool! did you menage to spot yourself in the film?

[@liamedwards8394]

@@kube410 I did! I done a video about my experience on my channel.

[@nicolelawless3199]

@@liamedwards8394 Even a year on watching the movie I still can’t see you

[@coolpain4263]

You need more recognition

[@MegaSheen15]

Were George and Dean nice in person

[@Deeznutsgote]

When I found out him falling down while running wasn’t scripted, but they still kept it in, 10/10

[@highroller5335]

And how the dolly camera just keeps pulling away from him. Like accidentally the best shot. Soo good

[@clutchtucker]

Adds immersion

[@samsterhaus4523]

one thing thats weird is that the first guy didnt get up after he fell down

[@clutchtucker]

@@samsterhaus4523 Yeah I didn't like that I guess the actor didn't know wether to just get up or act like he died

[@technoquetz126]

@@samsterhaus4523 a lot of soldiers in wwi would intentionally fall onto the ground and stay there when trying to cross no man’s land so they didn’t get shot, if you haven’t I recommend watching all quiet on the western front (2022) because some of the soldiers do it in that

[@ajmod73]

what I really love about this scene is when he is running down no-man's-land, the camera doesn't follow Schofield. It feels like Schofield is chasing after the camera losing and gaining ground. The cinematography in this movie is outstanding!

[@PlutozReal]

It was accidentall excellence. The intention was for him to just chase the camera on the motor cart. But he kept running into people, wasn't supposed to, so they had to slow down to let him catch back up.

[@alexd2927]

well because that's exactly what happened xD he wasn't supposed to crash with the other guys but they kept filming because the scene was really expensive

[@0623kaboom]

hard to drive a steady cam on the back of an suv over rough terrain and maintain the same speed as a runner ...

[@SynchronizorVideos]

@@PlutozReal True, but I'm pretty sure the shot was also intended to go wider as it went on. Whatever the reason or reasons, it's a brilliant scene.

[@nicholasmuro1742]

As they go over the top at the whistle blow, on the far left of the screen shot, 3 soldiers can be seen running ahead of everyone else. This must be the camera crew after transferring the camera to the vehicle. They appear from nowhere from the left.

[@rogerkincaid931]

I was so immersed, I forgot I was watching a clip on KZbin.

[@nathanielcarter7984]

Me too

[@jatilq]

Now I have to go watch the movie again.

[@nicolelawless3199]

@@jatilq I still cry with surprise every time

[@braydenjohnson5891]

Yea this movie really made me feel like a British ww1 soldier

[@maximus_the_spaniard]

Me too

[@hahafunny1393]

I feel so bad for the officer who clearly has shell shock and he gets obliterated just seconds after we see him

[@robertojaen]

You could say he was shell shocked figuratively and literally

[@imperialjapan7865]

3:04 you're talking about this officer right

[@MrSkull-qe7tb]

@@imperialjapan7865 rip

[@RicardoDirani]

ouch I hadn't seen he was obliterated. Poor sod knew what was coming for him

[@MrSkull-qe7tb]

@@Kaine-ub5lf it’ll get horrifying enough to kill everyone

[@mikeyfjune]

3:35 "HOLD FAST" best line delivery by an extra ever.

[@Darkhawk501]

Hit me hard when I heard him say it. Felt like he was in this scenario before and he was gonna lead the charge this time and carry his men with him. I don’t know if he did but most likely he didn’t

[@kaziiqbal7257]

Most likely his last words

[@Coldass]

that line definitely put more hair on my already hairy chest because i'm a manly man

[@sirleo5103]

​@@kaziiqbal7257 those were the extra's last words? What happened to him? Did they actually send him off to a real war?

[@Randy-Bobandy]

​@@sirleo5103🤦‍♂️

[@Awesomenessgaminglebrony]

Imagine one of the 2 extras that accidentally bumped into George MacKay thinking "Shit, Sam Mendez is gonna kill me", only to find out he included it in because of how good it was.

[@lilian663]

Lol PS I'm using my mom's account and my name is Andrew

[@Koopkiris]

@@lilian663 that second part isn't really relevant

[@bradbowlin3515]

Thankfully he didn't get nailed with a bayonet.

[@dcoop7516]

@@bradbowlin3515 that’s what I was worried about!

[@carl8703]

If anything, it's more powerful because it happens. Dude gets beaten down, repeatedly, but he gets back up.

[@socal27]

Seeing this for the first time in theaters was just something else

[@teanna5992]

aw lucky tbh

[@nicolelawless3199]

I remember being ill during my experience but I didn’t care

[@nicolelawless3199]

But I’ll never forget it when I was shaking so much that everyone helped me

[@EchoesOfThePast_]

It was an experience I'll NEVER forget. When Will got out of the trench and started to run, it took everything within me to keep from jumping up in the middle of the theater and shouting "GOOOOOOOOO!!!!! GOOOOOOO!!!!! GET UP AND GOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooOOOOOOOoooooooOoOOOOOOOOOOo!!!!!"

[@EchoesOfThePast_]

@Woofy McDoodle excuse me?? 😂

[@danielschmidt2541]

I like how the dude he bumped into at 4:50 just lay there because it was unscripted and he didn't know what to do.

[@OLIV3R_YT]

Really? I always asked myself what happened there :)

[@pjeterwilderer3653]

yeah thats one of a few downers in this scene

[@sliimcracker]

@@pjeterwilderer3653 i saw it as the dude was too scared to go forward so he just acted like he was dead

[@FabiSZN]

Oh really? I thought he bayoneted himself in the chest and died lol

[@M43STR0_]

I thought he just tripped and died

[@CountJinsulaOfficial]

6:50 the way he freezes and feels all of his ego go down the drain in an instant once he hears "the germans planned for this" was amazing. thats phenomenal acting. you can feel his emotion without seeing his face or any spoken dialogue.

[@shinemendwoor]

Which dude? All of them are pretty on point

[@CountJinsulaOfficial]

@@shinemendwoor really everyone in that scene, but Benedict cumberbatch in particular. He showed everything going on in the character's head without saying a word of dialogue in this moment. Brilliant.

[@Broski8137]

The sudden tone shift in that room is intense

[@isaactheworshipwarrior6687]

You can see it creeping down his spine, the realization that he's been playing into their hands. And if you wanna talk about the way his face speaks without dialogue, I freaking love the way he looks at Schofield while he's opening the letter, with a glare that says, "I SWEAR if you're making something up....!" Then he reads it and "......? Shit...."

[@ArvinYorro]

At the point, he knew he fucked up. His lieutenants are in the room. If he continued the attack while ignoring a possibly good intel, then he fucks up even more. He lose credibility.

[@CactusQuade]

The officer at 3:43 seemed so real to me, almost like he understood the whole situation in a way.

[@Finn-hr9dg]

I think that the guy falling and not getting up could also be realistic. These guys are basically marching to their deaths so if I even remotely felt an impact in that kind of panicked situation I might stay down.

[@McGeistly]

Right? Like you lost your momentum, you don't necessarily know what hit you, you can't go back or you will be court marshalled or shot, you stand up you get shot, you stay down you are less likely to be shot and less likely to be hit by shrapnel, but can get taken out from a direct impact at any moment. Like, you can't win in any case so your best hope is to stay a small target and stay down until the chaos dies, or wait for an opening. And people dismiss this as immersion breaking because they know BTS why he fell and why he didn't get up.

[@ishimaru1119]

Which contrasts perfectly with Will, who gets up immediately and runs harder because he is trying to save those marching soldiers

[@booqrdoit9138]

@@McGeistly that's how they survived Normandy. Jumping up and running towards the beach got your killed, so they crawled and stayed still to stay alive

[@vision3439]

its actually a blooper and was unscripted. the guy didn't know what to do and didn't think to keep running because he didn't know what to do in this situation of the set since the takes were way too expensive

[@primate745]

Absolutely. Probably would have thought he’d been shelled.

[@markbell9135]

This scene will be iconic in cinema history in the years to come. A great film, lest we forget the men who fought in this terrible war

[@nicolelawless3199]

Almost a year ago I loved them but it gone awfully wrong

[@nicolelawless3199]

I’m better now because I’m loving this year

[@kinoko384]

Also the scene in the town with flares lighting up the ground. That was one of the most amazing experiences I've had in cinema.

[@erickmarquez506]

I know in years to come even Korean people will forget Parasite, but no the Run from 1917 and the Stairs from Joker... Actually they already done it, there more Asian people dress as Joker than any scene in Parasite...

[@Gubblll]

Battlefield 1 players will remember

[@blookester6583]

Love the subtle start of the soundtrack when the soldier says "We're the Devons." It's really brilliant and it almost symbolizes the sudden gain of hope in Schofield as he really thought he had failed to save the lives of 1600 men only to find those men still alive.

[@isaactheworshipwarrior6687]

Yeah, and then that mental kick in thr groin when you find out these are the second wave while thr first one is just about to attack. You immediately go from, "Oh thank God.... i- I made it..." straight into "shit Shit SHIT!!!"

[@travismj96]

Things like this are truly what can turn film into art. Appreciating things like this adds so much imo

[@30dynamo]

His only “rest” during the entire journey was when he went unconscious, ran for his life to avoid enemy fire, jumped into a river without knowing the consequences and ran into a open battlefield to complete the mission. A true soldier that stood to finish the fight no matter what happens. Epic movie.

[@AdmiralHalsey1944]

That was historically accurate. If I remember correctly, runners were expected to be able to go two days without rest to ensure the message made it. They traveled primarily in pairs, so if one was killed, the message still had a chance to make it.

[@xSGTxPEPPERx]

“Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the objective and complete the mission, though I be the lone survivor.”

[@Doc_Schmidt]

"What the hell are you doing, Lance Corporal?" Gives me chills EVERY TIME

[@robertojaen]

For me it's the guy shouting "HOLD FAST!!"

[@nicolelawless3199]

@@robertojaen I start shaking every time

[@TheCanadian888]

In real life, this moment alone could have been enough for him to be awarded the Victoria Cross. He completely disregarded his own safety to save others when he was not forced to. He could have wait for the first wave to goes over. His actions also implied the line to not be annihilated in the German trap and so, him personally by his heroic action did impact the outcome of the battle. All the criterias for a Victoria Cross

[@ericlarochelle650]

being a former Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marines, I totally agree. Something about hearing the way he says it cut me deep.

[@kenlansing1216]

For me it's when you can almost see in his expression that he's made his decision and he stands there taking in deep breaths, preparing himself to make the run.

[@CarlosEduardo-iz1qg]

I confess that I lost count of how many times I have watched this masterpiece.

[@nicolelawless3199]

About 70+ for me

[@nicolelawless3199]

I lost count because I loved it that much

[@nicolelawless3199]

@msvqr The movie

[@sebastianolorenzi]

same. Amazon prime video helps me

[@teanna5992]

LMAO IM PART OF THE FANDOM- IM AT 38 RN

[@dankengine5304]

It's absolutely insane that people did that run in real life, made it to the other side, and fought tooth and nail to the bitter end. Each wave attack usually only lasted about 10 minutes before the wave was either destroyed or the trench was captured.

[@HowlingWolf518]

Indeed. There's a good reason why this war inspired Tolkien to create Mordor.

[@r2d2musk6]

@@HowlingWolf518 Tolkien was inspired by his experience in WWI but the way you said it sounds wrong.

[@BlackBinderGames]

@@r2d2musk6 You sound wrong.

[@FJDH11]

And today we have LGBTQLSLFDKSDFKSJNFDSFSDF thanks to them.

[@-few-fernando11]

More insane is the fact that at the beggining of the war, they WALKED during the atack, so they wouldnt loose cohesion in the comand structure. The whole war was a crazy, meesy afair.

[@crimsonlion100]

I saw this in theaters, when this scene happened the entire theater went SILENT. Truly one of the greatest shots in cinema history.

[@andychapin5979]

Same here!!

[@micahcaraballo890]

There aren’t really too many WW1 films compared to the amount of WW2 films, but MAN this one is probably the best war movie I’ve ever seen ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

[@phatewaytim2006]

Fax

[@nicolelawless3199]

If George Mackay hadn’t done this the movie would’ve been awful

[@TheStockwell]

"Paths of Glory." 1957. Kubrick.

[@Zelinator1]

Anti war movie ☝️

[@Patriot-Of-Liberty]

WW1 Is the superior war.

[@nathanbailey6231]

This scene alone is why I went to go see this movie four times in theaters, you just can't experience that kind of immersion on a smaller screen.

[@nicolelawless3199]

It was a great start to 2020 and London was too

[@nicolelawless3199]

I loved meeting Auschwitz survivors in real life finally and I never thought I would. I wanted to hug them so badly

[@robertbowser1846]

Dude I’d give my next paycheck to see this again in IMAX with nobody. And popcorn.

[@LordVader1094]

@@nicolelawless3199 wtf does that have to do with WW1 lol

[@nicolelawless3199]

@@LordVader1094 I was talking about my other experiences last year

[@TheCommunistColin]

I'm no film expert, but this has got to be one of the all time greatest shots in cinematic history.

[@vive6500]

Absolutely. If not the best.

[@jacobshirley3457]

After watching so many movies, I just stop picking favorites. There are too many legendary shots.

[@Zionswasd]

@@jacobshirley3457 name a few for me im always lookin for great cinematography in movies

[@AtariBoogie]

This vid brought me to tears from beauty

[@cooldudecs]

@@AtariBoogie the shear magnitude of the goal and how we should proceed...

[@chrismartinez5643]

Just couldn't imagine going out into a open field running towards the enemy while bombs are falling all around you it just show how much bravery those soldiers had

[@ssekiro8944]

Especially mgs mowing them down

[@OuinstonIchkleau]

at that point i might just turn off my brain and let adrenaline take over. "NO THINK, *RUN*, *FUCKING RUN*"

[@esteemedyams]

Your brain supposedly adapts to the situation as best as it can so you can move and perform the required tasks. It's not that the soldiers aren't scared, it's just a different level of terror that most of us are lucky enough to never have to experience.

[@hardwirecars]

heard in some old story a new soldier asked how do you get through this (talking about trench warfare) and the other soldier said just think like your already dead if you get out of here you get to be alive again.

[@dachicagoan8185]

This wasn't a common maneuver in ww1 though. It was usually bands of soldiers at the platoon to company level sneaking through and raiding enemy lines. Remember that no man's land was full of mines, barbed wire and other obstacles so even if they wanted to send soldiers like this in mass, it wasn't practical. Especially being this late in the war there wasn't an open field (free of craters and obstacles) to charge.

[@daltonrodman6027]

Fun fact, soldiers didn’t even have helmets at the very start of WWI. They just wore caps.

[@the_cheap_ones]

Ny Yankees caps and old time newsy caps is all they aloud

[@jaegerentertainment6865]

Depends, Germans had helmets in the beginning

[@Luis-be9mi]

@@jaegerentertainment6865 True but the Pickelhaube was generally made with hardened leather, so it didn't really offer much protection from high velocity shrapnel.

[@iche9373]

Fun fact: The British Intervention led to the downfall of the British Empire

[@robertbowser1846]

Fun fact be happy we didn’t have to be there

[@ApolloInfinity]

this was the last movie I saw in theaters before COVID hit and let me tell this did not disappoint

[@nicolelawless3199]

I knew it was going to be amazing because the trailer got e really hyped

[@ApolloInfinity]

@@nicolelawless3199 yup I was super hyped for the movie as well when I saw the trailer

[@discover854]

I also watched this before covid but I didnt know anything about the film other than it being a WW1 movie. Imagine watching the first 3 mins of the film then realized its edited as one shot. Blew my mind and could keep my eyes off the screen for a sec. I felt like I was there and death could come at any moment.

[@failedrevolutionary9497]

Same!

[@AlasdairGR]

I saw it twice in January 2020 in what I believe was a Dolby Atmos auditorium. That’s a theatre experience I won’t forget any time soon.

[@xxxthreedaysgrace12x]

It's a small moment, but at 4:27 when the officer realizes Schofield is actually desperate enough to go over the line, and his face changes from laser focus to astonishment in a moment is such excellent acting. One of the many little details that make the movie so believable and enthralling

[@andychapin5979]

Yup!! That gave me chills in the theater!

[@Shore1985]

Imagine there was a time when the most advanced tactical ideas of officers who spent years in military academies were to rush towards enemy trenches with more people than the enemy could possibly kill on its way there.

[@failedrevolutionary9497]

Pairing advanced weaponry with archaic tactics since the 19th century

[@darthbroda]

you forget bombarding the enemy trenches with artillery for days prior to the attack

[@markh3885]

Trench warfare doctrine. There was no other practical way to push the front line forward at the time. Air support was useless and artillery shells didn’t prove too useful for well entrenched troops.

[@PhoenixT70]

Things actually got pretty advanced towards the end. The weapons and tactics being used in the Hundred Days would not have been terribly out of place in 1940. The generals did, in fact, learn from their mistakes.

[@HowlingWolf518]

It did kinda-sorta work - the problem was that they needed to coordinate all the different branches (artillery, infantry, engineers) in real time, which you can't do with just messenger boys.

[@francis9428]

3:11 It's sad how the sobbing captain gets a direct hit...

[@ethanbecerra8708]

@@dadaismotienekasepta what’s wrong with you

[@guatesecreto]

@@dadaismotienekasepta what's wrong with you

[@RealD8]

Damn I never noticed, and if he would've stayed a few more seconds he would've been hit too

[@kenzomopera5416]

@@dadaismotienekasepta whats wrong with you

[@dadaismotienekasepta]

@@kenzomopera5416 what is you with wrong

[@milhouse14]

This film should have won Oscar Best Picture and Mendes as best director.

[@gabrielarredondo3825]

That was the mindset that all of us had going into the Oscars. But it had the misfortune of having to go up against the monster that was Parasite that year.

[@ericlai9432]

1917 is my favorite last year but Parasite deserved those two awards as well.

[@finalgame9048]

Parasite wasn't as good. It had already won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, which is like... the biggest recognition, way above a BP Oscar, for so many directors.

[@Beginstheman]

Yup. 1917 really got into my soul, and that is the kind of qualification that makes a movie worthy of winning the big prizes anytime.

[@vladimirhorowitz]

I think everyone knew that this movie deserved both, but wokeism trumped quality, so they rewarded Parasite.

[@adrianlicona8089]

5:14 The photography, the music, the direction, the soldiers running, it's this moment that gives me chills What I say will sound strange, but war has never looked so beautiful

[@ko7577]

That's because this doesn't look even remotely like a war. It looks like a pride gettogether. There's not a hair out of place on anyone, everyone is freshly shaven, there's no blood, guts, sweat, or shit on anyone like there would have been in real WWI trenches. Basically, they've taken the war out of WWI so that teenage girls could admire the actors. It's pathetic. It shows how cheap and silly modern cinema has become. You have a soldier running 3 football fields and entering a trench without a drop of sweat on him or a single hair out of place. So yeah, war doesn't look this beautiful. This is a boy band movie.

[@pluviophilius2354]

3:39 As an Army officer, I can only imagine how great a confusion hearing those words may cause. You get ready as good as you can, mentally speaking, making peace with the fact that you'll soon be heading a charge that will most likely result in your and your men's deaths, when an unknown Lance Corporal comes running with the message that the attack is called off. You've seen many fights, so you've seen shellshock. Do you take him seriously and risk disobeying orders, letting the other platoons without cover/support? Do you ignore what he is saying and risk sending your men to a preventable death? How hard it must be to get your mind back on the task and blow that damned whistle...

[@sickeningmisfit9898]

I appreciate your service. God Bless you

[@davidw.2791]

This movie is the anti- Paths Of Glory.

[@jamesfrank3213]

From the enlisted side I can say you follow your last standing order.

[@pluviophilius2354]

@@jamesfrank3213 Agreed. But we're talking here of an order supposedly coming from HQ. Now it'd be easy to check the veracity of that order, but I was putting myself in the shoes of that officer at that point in time when signals were nowhere near as good, available and reliable as they are today.

[@marc8750]

It drives me crazy seeing this because the movie still feels recent despite me seeing it over a year ago.

[@nicolelawless3199]

I can’t believe this movie is well over a year old now

[@M43STR0_]

Such an underrated movie

[@nicolelawless3199]

@@M43STR0_ I already knew it was going to be amazing

[@nicolelawless3199]

During the week, I got so hyped up about it and I hated waiting but it was well worth it

[@memyselfandcorpse2]

Something I appreciate about this movie as opposed to most war movies is they actually show how young most of these guys would have been. Swarms of dead teenagers

[@arcblooper2699]

It’s something that really struck me in boot camp. Even in “realistic” war movies everyone is jacked and in their mid-late 20s with strong jawlines. In boot camp I remember looking at the guys across from me and they were just like school classmates. It was surreal.

[@lazydog223]

As a Drill it strikes me how young these kids are…imagining them killing each other is just dark

[@jamesfrank3213]

Hence the term infantry, partially from latin for newborn

[@NinjaMan47]

What's crazy is that first extra he hit at 4:50 was a complete accident (you can see the extra just remained on the ground since he had no idea what to do) but MacKay just took the tumble like a champ and keep running.

[@kourvus]

If you get hit / close to explosion = stay down

[@itstoasty7089]

The crazy thing is that when he bumped into those two men, that wasn’t intentional. The great thing is that it made the scene more realistic

[@ko7577]

Nothing about this scene is realistic. This is WWI. Every soldier there looks like a metrosexual heading out to a Netflix and chill night with a girlfriend. Nothing about this looks like a war. The soldiers are shaven, clean, and amazingly, this guy can run his guts out and not sweat.

[@itstoasty7089]

@@ko7577 70+ people disagree lol ratio

[@theanonymouscommenter5608]

@ko7577 90+ people disagree lol ratio

[@anthonyanderson9303]

​@ko7577 actually the fact that these guys are so young is actually quite accurate

[@itstoasty7089]

@@anthonyanderson9303 cap, I’m still in the womb

[@iceysuhn5503]

0:23 the way the song starts when he says ..

[@ItsLilIzzzy]

I like how you can clearly see Indian and black soldiers too in the background, idk just feel like even the extra details like that puts this movie leagues above a lot of others.

[@Skulldude-yj9kg]

Your right cuz most of them were British where Britain colonised some of africa and then the subcontinent of India so yea good detail

[@kevinbaboolal4225]

Indian and black soldiers were not common on the front, young white boys counted for most of the deaths

[@veritasabsoluta4285]

@@kevinbaboolal4225 There were almost 2 million Indians fighting in WW1

[@akivaweisinger3316]

Sam Mendes's grandfather among them

[@therealestg9]

@@veritasabsoluta4285 yeah but not in Europe I believe. it was mostly on the Asian fronts

[@PDAF17]

The camerawork throughout this entire movie is absolutely phenomenal. The one-shot sequence throughout the battlefield run was absolute perfection - Roger Deakins is a god.

[@mirekpilsudski]

4:29 when he makes eye contact is absolute chills.

[@patriciaw.903]

Happy birthday to the remarkable actor George MacKay, who portrayed Schofield with perfection!

[@nicolelawless3199]

I’m guessing he’s about 29 now?

[@teanna5992]

@@nicolelawless3199 yess

[@teanna5992]

ugh i love him

[@nicolelawless3199]

@@teanna5992 So do I

[@gabrielputnam250]

"We will advance on the first whistle blast!" "Your orders are to break the lines!" Even after the artillery bombardment starts. The bellowing command of, "hold fast!" Emotional, strong, and masterful. The courage of those listening to those commands and those giving them.

[@straw_hat_kyoni4246]

The thing I love about this scene is that everything is not CGI it’s all real just like the classic war films I love it

[@0sm1um76]

I have a feeling that Artillery blasts were used to cover up the second soldier who bumped into McKay. Still I never would have guessed that until I found out that wasn't planned

[@HolaMundoTheMisteriousAG]

If you look very closely, you will see some extras inserted with chroma

[@romilrh]

George MacKay's crazed and panicked eyes are just amazing and add so much frantic tension to the scene

[@microwavedchopstick8943]

There's too much I love about this film to be said, but one thing worth pointing out is the incredible soundtrack by Thomas Newman. His score for this scene is just amazing! The slight ticking noise, that repetitive clock that's warning us Schofield doesn't have a moment to lose, a second to spare.

[@Zionswasd]

The moment before he runs over too, there's a really shaky violin sting a couple times, going back and forth with the heavy horns, it really works to represent his considering wavering and ultimately deciding to be a hero when the horns take over fully and get real loud.

[@ko7577]

It sounds like a porn soundtrack and is turned up way too high.

[@dev.1359]

​@@ko7577tf kind of porn you been watching bruh

[@henryesj6242]

Schofield might be one of my favorite characters in movie history. His determination for success says it all.

[@realisticww1gaming-thegrea525]

This scene with „What the hell are you doing, Lance Corporal ?“ is giving me goose bumps and chills everytime ... it is such a powerful scene and I can not describe it in words how amazing this little scene is ...

[@legitrequisite]

My jaw dropped when I saw this, and it wasn't even in theaters: it was in a freaking hotel room while I was on vacation! Powerful performances, powerful soundtrack, and powerful emotion.

[@Articfly]

4:50 I know I’m being nit picky and I love this scene. But I can’t get over the soldier who just bumped into him, and acted dead💀

[@vmorrone477]

maybe he was scared to go over and run toward the enemy, so he thought this is a good opportunity to play dead

[@ork7137]

@@vmorrone477 nah the actor said in an interview or smthn that he felt like he fucked up the entire scene so he just stayed on the ground where he couldn’t fuck it up even more

[@Xai47]

@@ork7137 That's the real reason it happened but it's still nice to think up an in story reason why it happened and Vincent Agazzi Morrone's idea is a good one that makes sense within the story.

[@ork7137]

@@Xai47 u right, its pretty fun to imagine a reason in a way that makes sense, but the real reason is pretty funny too lmao “bruhhh this movie looks so good, too bad im just an extra” “aight we goin over the top, we got one take” “OH FUCKIN SHIT i slammed into the guy” “fml i’m never gonna hear the end of this”

[@ICanHazRecon911]

@@ork7137 Do you have a source for that? I would be surprised if they got an interview with one random extra for that

[@dongy762]

This, along with the ending, is one of the most moving and emotional scenes I've ever seen. So simple, yet so effective.

[@johansegura2469]

3:36 God... That scream give me CHILLS every time i hear it

[@micahpecson197]

I love how you can hear a clock ticking the entire time until Will finally decides to go over the trench. Because that's it; time's up.

[@jamessteadiii]

That first wave got anhialated

[@Levi-ki2dt]

Well that's war

[@skibooski6884]

@@Levi-ki2dt when it’s as poorly planned out as ww1 yeah

[@whatnotbutter7470]

I would somewhat agree, but from what I can tell, the Germans had great guns, they just weren't very accurate

[@arsenal-slr9552]

Look up: 31st Division Battle of the Somme

[@xtron1234]

@@skibooski6884 Well it wasn't that it was poorly planned out, it's just that the technology of the time favored the defensive to an insane degree

[@souljacem]

God, this is the power of cinema. Roger Deakins is a hell of a cinematographer. What a masterpiece.

[@kchicken5875]

That shot where the camera is obscured by dust and debris and is then pulls back and we see the hundreds of soldiers running as their yelling becomes audible and the music crescendos is just such an incredible moment

[@PosDad]

I keep coming back to this scene. This has to be on the list of one of the best movies ever made. The photography alone elevates this movie. The story also grips you and pulls you along never giving you a breather. Not sure where it ranks but I feel like this is often overlooked since its not a drama.

[@khadaradan5471]

just realized this video ends in 7:17 . which in military time = 19:17. cool little detail if you ask me.

[@TheRealEthBootGD]

Yeah I doubt they planned it like that but it’s still cool lmao hahahah

[@khadaradan5471]

@@TheRealEthBootGD it would've been creepy if they did plan it . or cool depending on how you look at it.

[@TheRealEthBootGD]

@@khadaradan5471 very true lmao

[@busTedOaS]

who would attack in the evening?

[@organreeman4376]

The amount of tracking in this movie is outrageous, incredible, unstoppable, inspired, unbelievable, fantastic, amazing, and absolutely Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

[@yungzed]

movie was an absolute thrill of a ride

[@TheRealEthBootGD]

@@yungzed and that’s even an understatement tbh

[@cometeertherocketeer3848]

I love the detail of the scene, you can hear what the soldiers are saying and see what the soldiers are doing, it's all so realistic.

[@ko7577]

You really think a WWI movie with no mud, guts, shit, blood, or sweat is realistic? These actors look photoshopped into their uniforms and make-upped for a boy band performance. It's absurd.

[@Shadowdoc26]

I play this on my headphones at the gym. It’s definitely more motivating than today’s music.

[@moisemensah8233]

Same. When I'm at the gym!

[@M43STR0_]

This was just something else, the music, the cinematography, the background

[@moisemensah8233]

Thomas should've won an Oscar for this gorgeous, fateful soundtrack.

[@lukesreviews01]

Thomas Newman's score for this film is utterly spellbinding

[@ChrisWolff2013]

Should've won the Oscar. Newman is well due for one.

[@toyhybirddinosaur_plays9309]

i cant stop imagining the battlefield theme over this.

[@joshuasanchez2042]

The running scene at 4:34 wasn’t actually supposed to involved him bumping into anybody, but due to the cost of this scene alone being really expensive and the very little film they had left they left this in the movie.

[@AnJPetts]

But I'd say it was realistic because running through a crowd of thousands of soldiers will definitely involve bumping into others

[@crazypancakes7781]

I got chills while watching Schofield run across that charge for the first time in theaters. The visuals are so stunning, something that just cannot be matched with computer animation.

[@TR7MILGRAU]

FILMAÇO ♥

[@Eumrm071]

Pprt!

[@ItsClassic_435]

3:30 sorry, but this part of the score together with the sound effects really give me chills every time.

[@masterofdesaster8]

Maybe it's been said before, but I really like the juxtaposition of Colonel Mackenzie here and the characterization of him by the officer who picked up Schofield earlier with his truck. That officer basically describes Mackenzie as a glory hound with no regard for the lives of his men whatsoever. Yet here we see a man, who has had to make those life or death decisions so often, and saw his decisions being futile and in vain so often, that he basically turned defeatist: He just wants this bloody affair to be over, and if that means pushing forward unto death, so be it, while knowing that any reprieve is only temporary, and will merely delay the inevitable.

[@ImLaminarBro]

Anyone else get choked up a little bit when you know you're watching one of the best scenes you'll ever see in movies? This scene, Darth Vader appearing at the end of Rogue One and the Rohirrim charging into the battle of Minis Tirith come to mind. Something about knowing this is some of the best cinema there is always gets me

[@lichtbringer2289]

Thanks for spoiling Rogue One for me, but I agree with you.

[@LucreziaCacciatore]

Yip Man beating 10 Japanese

[@sidtom2741]

5:13 The specific split-second that they switch scenes! Incredibly skilled editors! No one but Sam Mendes himself could've orchestrated this any better!

[@TheStockwell]

No disrespect intended, but Hitchcock pulled off the same stunt in 1948's "Rope." Also, in 2002's "Russian Ark," Alexander Sokurov literally created a full 90-minute film in one continuous take: the single shot took place on 23 December 2001.

[@sidtom2741]

@@TheStockwell pretty sure Birdman did a similar thing in 2014 as well

[@ColinWren119]

Russian arc is a master piece despite beeing boring😂 I think the most remarkable thinks about 1917 are that it’s mostly outside and all those fight scenes. Birdman is mostly filmed in poorly lit and small rooms. Nevertheless I like Birdman of course.

[@truman6964]

In the theatre when he turned the corner and u see all the first wave men dug in ready to go over gave me chills.. powerful movie

[@joshuawaldorf9559]

Him falling over wasn't suppose to happen yet it made sense. Even the music at the moments were perfect.

[@DougMad4K]

The Camera Man deserves a medal for going through all this with Schofield and in the end still being able to run backwards to get this wonderful shot.

[@TheCanadian888]

Camera was on a pick up truck for the run lol

[@ExHyperion]

@@TheCanadian888 woooosh

[@oooodaxteroooo]

check out the making of. i think they ran before him and put in on bars and on a truck for the run. extremly fancy stuff 👌

[@collateralpigeon2151]

Seeing this in IMAX was one of the greatest cinematic experiences of my life.

[@mattcounts1639]

Hearing the whistle blast and seeing England's finest charge over the top, really gets to me.

[@wcg19891]

The show had some nice historical details. The German trench was made far better than the British including a concrete foundation. This wasn’t due to “superior German engineering “ but was deliberate by both the British and the Germans. By this point in the war the Germans had been stopped but were deep into France. The strategy was to hold their portion of France and negotiate a peace on favorable terms. In contrast the British and French trenches were meant to be temporary shelter while awaiting attack. The overall strategy was to repel the Germans out of France and Belgium. The soldiers were never to think of their trench as a permanent fortification.

[@cinemaction1238]

1:23 the way he delivers « let me by… let me through » gives me chills every time

[@TheMossBomb]

Best war movie since Saving Private Ryan

[@dannytv12]

Better imo

[@mml1426]

@@dannytv12 no

[@skeletonentertainment4201]

@@dannytv12 no

[@prodbyrobak3150]

There's a few good ones i haven't seen this one but looks good

[@Smartass-pl3nx]

I really love how much of a struggle the main character goes through trying to get through the trench, just barely surviving artillery strikes and shrapnel

[@ElijahRosenberg38]

I’m super thankful this movie wasn’t made by streaming companies such as Netflix or Hulu or any of the others. I really enjoyed seeing this in theaters and then buying a 4K version of it. Classic moviemaking at its finest!

[@theoneandonlymsg991]

This was the last movie I ever saw in theatres. And it was with my dad before he passed away. So this movie kinda holds a special place in my heart for a lot of reasons. One being how my dad told me a long time ago how his dads 2 brothers were drafted into the military during world war 2. And both were killed in action somewhere in France. They were of Aboriginal decent as am I. So of course I’m sure they must have played an important role where ever they ended up at. But regardless this movie is something to be marveled at with what it had achieved. And it’s something that most movie directors would never try. So I will always be thankful for the service of the men and women of the armed forces. Putting their lives on the line so that we can continue to have our freedoms given to us day by day. By our God in heaven and on earth. Thank you my lord Jesus Christ.

[@nicolelawless3199]

My grandfather was also in the same war and survived all this hell

[@KingBowserVlog]

Sorry for your loss, man. I also saw this with my dad and it was the last one I saw

[@moisemensah8233]

May your father rests in Peace and I'm happy that such a great movie like this had such an emotional impact on you. I wish you nothing but sheer happiness.

[@elliewuzzup7689]

The aboriginal people have a noble history and I am sure your great uncles made their ancestors proud fighting bravely until the end! I'm glad you and your father could enjoy this masterpiece in theater together. If you're interested in a bit of WW1 history look into the story of Francis Pegamagabow, not aboriginal but first nations from Canada. He was an acclaimed sniper and scout during the war.. known as the "Ghost of the Trenches" due to his ability to scout enemy trenches without being detected. He was never caught or killed. I thought you might be interested given your heritage, indigenous/aboriginal heros need more recognition!

[@normalgirlcvco]

Amen they are rejoicing in heaven with God

[@mackenziepichardo1217]

This scene is seriously one of the best when it comes to war films. It’s full of so much emotion. A masterpiece of a movie!

[@vumatthew128]

Also fun fact, starting at 1:47, it’s the guy from the game battlefield 1 who played as Wilson In the campaign “friends in high places”. Was great to see him in this movie :)

[@eddsters4081]

When lunch-time is announced but you forgot your food back in the class:

[@nancyclay5094]

The amount of times he ran into other soldiers during this scene:

[@Yoo-Kang]

@sunil kajle go and get a life

[@oksomynameisjeff4212]

@sunil kajle get a life you losrr

[@oksomynameisjeff4212]

i really wonder why yt even allowed bots for fucks sake spamming comments

[@jimmynucklehead3070]

Oh god they just trip

[@Goatchees3]

I love how the first soldier he collides with just lays there like he's dead

[@MrTjosephc]

Definitely deserved an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

[@ericjahnke7996]

Anything Roger Deakins touches turns to gold. No one can ever top how he does cinematography

[@jaygee6738]

no matter how many times I see this run, I still get chills. This was the last film I saw in theaters before the lockdown.

[@austinshannon4197]

That running scene is the most powerful movie scene in history in my opinion. So powerful, it has loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor integrity and personal courage.

[@TheDarkKnightRises19]

The score to this scene is what makes it so great. It drives home the feeling of pure desperation and the ticking of time running out to stop the attack while all the while showing how much heart and the will of one man to save everybody else around him. I don’t think i’ll ever see a scene like this ever again. Great stuff.

[@oooodaxteroooo]

its the build-up that makes it great. the minimal newman soundtrack as with all minimal scores - also in games, just leaves the holes for you to fill in, gently nudging you to think epic ;) seriously, hear it without the scene - cough, itll get boring soon enough.

[@pinching2776]

So this is how our parents went to school

[@bacjam6139]

One of my favorite less talked about parts of this movie is all the soldiers with just a few speaking lines. almost every friendly grunt he meets does everything they can to help him, despite not knowing anything about him.

[@sickjuicysjamshack3580]

2:04 Imagine being one of those soldiers hearing you might be sent off to a trap

[@fight8the8feeling8]

This was one of the best improvised scenes of all time, him going through pushes and falling makes this all the more gut wrenching and the camera still steadily moving when he falls left behind of the camera gives this feeling of urgency. Brilliant. Edit: what was a mistake of a scene, became the highlight of this film.

[@jonahdaniels1044]

I’ve honestly never been a fan of war movies, but after my friend twisted my arm to go see this movie, it became one of my all time favourites. The cinematography is absolutely incredible, especially in this sequence. I get chills every time I watch this.

[@dh3279]

Wonderful film! The writing, acting, cinematography, music, ALL WONDERFUL!

[@user-nw1je1ur6t]

Watching this on the theater was insane

[@bozo2623]

4:56 he runs into the guy, if you keep watching you see him get up grab his gun and gets blown up. This just shows how tragic war is.

[@djnotnice108]

I mean, I saw an explosion a couple dozen feet infront of him that obscures our vision of him.

[@bozo2623]

Oh yah your right

[@bozo2623]

The angle I saw it from looked like he was blown

[@jcguevara7276]

Depth perception man

[@koreyfatiaki5755]

hey, at least he died with his weapon in his hand.

[@nicholasrewey305]

2:22 goosbumps every time

[@obdurated]

He actually wasn’t supposed to run into the soldiers and fall. Each take was so expensive that they kept rolling. 😂

[@creativename165]

I think those mistakes adds to the realism. A happy accident if you will

[@obdurated]

@@creativename165Yeah