Sam Mendes' new World War I action epic, 1917 -- which features one single shot over the course of its two hours, with no cuts -- screened for critics over the weekend, and the first reactions out of the gate, on Twitter, are that this daring technical achievement is an automatic top contender for multiple Oscars.
Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden, Mark Strong, and Colin Firth, 1917 follows two soldiers (MacKay and Chapman) as they're sent on a mission to deliver a message that will save 1600 of their fellow soldiers, who have been lured into a trap at the Hindenburg Line.
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Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden, Mark Strong, and Colin Firth, 1917 follows two soldiers (MacKay and Chapman) as they're sent on a mission to deliver a message that will save 1600 of their fellow soldiers, who have been lured into a trap at the Hindenburg Line.
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