Darkest Hour

"Never never never surrender"

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

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Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Winston Churchill

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Clemmie

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

King George VI

Lily James

Lily James

Elizabeth Layton

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Neville Chamberlain

Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Viscount Halifax

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Sir John Simon

Samuel West

Samuel West

Sir Anthony Eden

David Schofield

David Schofield

Clement Atlee

Richard Lumsden

Richard Lumsden

General Ismay

Malcolm Storry

Malcolm Storry

General Ironside

Hilton McRae

Hilton McRae

Arthur Greenwood

Benjamin Whitrow

Benjamin Whitrow

Sir Samuel Hoare

Joe Armstrong

Joe Armstrong

John Evans

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Air Chief Marshal Dowding

David Bamber

David Bamber

Admiral Ramsay

Paul Leonard

Paul Leonard

Admiral Dudley Pound

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

President Roosevelt (voice)

Eric MacLennan

Eric MacLennan

Tom Leonard

Philip Martin Brown

Philip Martin Brown

Sawyers

Demetri Goritsas

Demetri Goritsas

Cabinet Secretary Bridges

Jordan Waller

Jordan Waller

Randolph Churchill

Alex Clatworthy

Diana Churchill

Mary Antony

Mary Antony

Mary Churchill

Bethany Muir

Bethany Muir

Sarah Churchill

Anna Burnett

Anna Burnett

Pamela Churchill

Jeremy Child

Jeremy Child

Lord Stanhope

Brian Pettifer

Brian Pettifer

Lord Kingsley Wood

Michael Gould

Michael Gould

Lord Londonderry

Paul Ridley

Paul Ridley

House of Commons Speaker

Robin Pearce

Robin Pearce

Ernle Hastings

Michael Bott

Michael Bott

Equerry

Olivier Broche

Olivier Broche

Reynaud

Mario Hacquard

Mario Hacquard

Daladier

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

BBC Producer

Edmund Wiseman

Edmund Wiseman

Actor

Hannah Steele

Hannah Steele

Abigail Walker

Nia Gwynne

Nia Gwynne

Alice Simpson

Ade Dee Haastrup

Marcus Peters

James Eeles

James Eeles

Maurice Baker

Flora Nicholson

Flora Nicholson

Jessie Sutton

Bronte Carmichael

Bronte Carmichael

Young Girl on Tube

Roisin O'Neill

Roisin O'Neill

Agnes Dillon

John Locke

John Locke

Oliver Wilson

Joanna Neary

Margaret Jerome

Richard Glover

Richard Glover

Brigadier Nicholson

Tom Ashley

Tom Ashley

Ramsay Staffer

Joshua Higgott

Joshua Higgott

Reporter

Imogen King

Imogen King

Teenage Girl at Tube Map

Miles Gallant

Naval Map-Room Officer

Faye Marsay

Faye Marsay

Sybil

John Atterbury

John Atterbury

Sir Alexander Cadogan

James Harkness

James Harkness

AD Nicholl (Secretary #1)

Joshua James

Joshua James

W D Wilkinson (Secretary #2)

Charley Palmer Rothwell

Charley Palmer Rothwell

Christopher Wilson (Photographer)

Patsy Ferran

Patsy Ferran

Maid

Sarah Flind

Sarah Flind

Cook

Steffan Donnelly

Back Bencher

Kieran Buckeridge

Kieran Buckeridge

Cecil Beaton

Johnny Otto

Johnny Otto

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Aaron Hartley

Second Assistant Director

Sarah Mooney

Second Assistant Director

Tom Edmondson

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Thomas Napper

Thomas Napper

Second Unit Director

Netty Chapman

Assistant Set Decoration

Carl Alsop

Carpenter

Zak Brogan

Carpenter

Chris Brough

Carpenter

Grant Cort

Carpenter

Gavin Hosler

Carpenter

Peter 'PJ' Newman

Carpenter

Terence Harrington

Dressing Prop

Thomas Moriarty

Dressing Prop

Mark Jones

Dressing Prop

Charlie Summerville

Dressing Prop

Jamie Davies-Evans

Painter

Paul Gunner

Painter

Karl Koroscik

Props

Dean Morris

Props

Dale Walters

Props

Emma MacDevitt

Standby Art Director

Matthew Bailey

Standby Carpenter

Simon Hutchings

Standby Painter

Joel Christopher

Costume Assistant

Bonnie Radcliffe

Costume Assistant

Hayley Clair Stewart

Costume Assistant

John Usher

Costume Assistant

Geo Pavlov

Costume Illustrator

Vanessa Baker

ADR Voice Casting

Rachel Desmarest

Rachel Desmarest

Additional Casting

Alice O'Donoghue

Casting Assistant

Adam Penny

Extras Casting

Charlie Rotheram

Extras Casting

Elliot Wood

Extras Casting

Maikel Popic

Dailies Operator

Cherri Arpino

Dailies Manager

Jenny-Jayne Webb

Digital Intermediate Editor

Charlotte Llewelyn

Digital Intermediate Producer

Matt Adams

Digital Intermediate

Ian Creed

Marine Coordinator

Rebecca Cronshey

Researcher

Giles Dumper

Pilot

Tom Hingston

Title Designer

Tiffany Tiesiera

Production Executive

Sanjay Sharma

Production Executive

Tanya Mellotte

Payroll Accountant

Katy Lawrence

Katy Lawrence

Production Secretary

Samuel Harman

Production Secretary

Daniel Budd

Production Accountant

Jeff Gomillion

ADR Mixer

Mark Appleby

ADR Mixer

Oskar von Unge

Assistant Sound Editor

Barnaby Smyth

Foley Artist

Keith Partridge

Foley Mixer

Chris Robins

Sound Mix Technician

Johnathan Rush

Sound Mix Technician

Neal Champion

Special Effects Supervisor

George Spensley-Corfield

Special Effects Technician

Carl St-Pierre

Compositor

Shailendra Kumar Pandey

Compositor

Tiago Barbosa

Digital Compositor

Nicolas Chavigny

Matte Painter

Maxime Moreira

Modeling

Samuel Rousseau

Rotoscoping Artist

Justin Hebert

Rotoscoping Artist

Yuliia Kondratova

Rotoscoping Artist

Shenouda Isaac Nazer

Rotoscoping Artist

Declan McGuire

Pipeline Technical Director

Marc-Olivier Rouleau

Pipeline Technical Director

Miguel Algora

VFX Artist

Michael Frattasio

VFX Artist

Yan Caspar Hirschbuehl

VFX Artist

Nicholas Bennett

Visual Effects Supervisor

Stephane Naze

Visual Effects Supervisor

Peter Marsden

Digital Imaging Technician

Mark Kozlowski

Digital Imaging Technician

Phoebe Fraser

Digital Imaging Technician

David Cormack

Electrician

Perry Cullen

Electrician

Stuart Hurley

Electrician

Duncan Steven

Grip

Josh Milne

Libra Head Technician

Gabriele Filippelli

Lighting Technician

Filippo Giansante

Lighting Technician

Mike King

Lighting Technician

Tommy Finch

Rigging Gaffer

Ane Stubberud

Assistant Accountant

Emma Woodvine

Dialogue Coach

Emma Woodvine

Dialect Coach

Oliver Stotter

Production Assistant

Abby Vickers

Production Assistant

Hugo Williams-Ellis

Production Assistant

Angela Moneke

Production Assistant

Oliver Cockerham

Production Coordinator

Lawrence Mason

Production Coordinator

Joshua Jason

Publicist

Sasha Gibson

Unit Publicist

Jo Nielsen

Hairstylist

Jacqueline Rathore

Hairstylist

Heather Manson

Makeup & Hair

Madlen Mierzwiak

Hairstylist

Ivana Primorac

Makeup Designer

Joe Wright

Joe Wright

Director

Anthony McCarten

Anthony McCarten

Screenplay

Tim Bevan

Tim Bevan

Producer

James Biddle

Executive Producer

Lisa Bruce

Lisa Bruce

Producer

Eric Fellner

Eric Fellner

Producer

Anthony McCarten

Anthony McCarten

Producer

Douglas Urbanski

Douglas Urbanski

Producer

Valerio Bonelli

Editor

Jina Jay

Jina Jay

Casting

Sarah Greenwood

Sarah Greenwood

Production Design

Oliver Goodier

Art Direction

Nick Gottschalk

Supervising Art Director

Joe Howard

Art Direction

Katie Spencer

Set Decoration

Jacqueline Durran

Jacqueline Durran

Costume Design

Flora Moody

Flora Moody

Key Makeup Artist

Flora Moody

Flora Moody

Key Hair Stylist

Ivana Primorac

Hair Designer

Louis Phillips

Executive In Charge Of Production

Jo Wallett

Production Manager

Dan Channing-Williams

First Assistant Director

Gayle Dickie

Second Assistant Director

Alex Abelman

Carpenter

Marie Boon

Art Department Assistant

James Collins

Draughtsman

Lottie Geliot

Art Department Assistant

Stephanie Gibbins

Construction Coordinator

Julia Newell

Construction Coordinator

Josh O'Neill

Carpenter

Roberto Oliveri

Set Dresser

Isona Rigau

Isona Rigau

Assistant Art Director

Matt Robinson

Assistant Art Director

Matt Robinson

Assistant Art Director

Robert Sansom

Carpenter

Dennis Wiseman

Property Master

John Casali

John Casali

Production Sound Mixer

Chris Murphy

Boom Operator

Kazu Hiro

Kazu Hiro

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Kazu Hiro

Kazu Hiro

Hair Designer

Lucy Sibbick

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Patricia Leblanc

Visual Effects Coordinator

Christopher Collis

Visual Effects Editor

Warwick Hewett

Visual Effects Producer

Bruno Delbonnel

Bruno Delbonnel

Director of Photography

Des Whelan

Camera Operator

Jeremy Braben

Aerial Director of Photography

Carlos De Carvalho

Second Unit Director of Photography

Chuck Finch

Gaffer

Jack Ridout

Lighting Technician

Dave Clements

Electrician

Jessie Frost

Casting Associate

Andrea Cripps

Assistant Costume Designer

Claire Watson

Costume Coordinator

Sophie Hart-Walsh

Set Costumer

Tommaso Gallone

First Assistant Editor

Jon Baker

Armorer

Phoebe Billington

Script Supervisor

Sam Dormer

Armorer

Ben Rothwell

Armory Coordinator

Faujja Singh

Armorer

Mike Woodley

Aerial Coordinator

Michael Maroussas

Dialogue Editor

Rob Turner

Foley Editor

Paul Carter

Sound Designer

Craig Berkey

Craig Berkey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Paul Cotterell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Becki Ponting

Supervising Sound Editor

Craig Berkey

Craig Berkey

Supervising Sound Editor

Dario Marianelli

Dario Marianelli

Original Music Composer

David Malinowski

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Christine Whitney

Hair Supervisor

Christine Whitney

Makeup Supervisor

Bob Kretschmer

Wigmaker

Diana Choi

Wigmaker

Tamara Catlin-Birch

Art Department Coordinator

Tamara Catlin-Birch

Set Decorating Coordinator

Steven Morris

Assistant Property Master

Georgina Millett

Graphic Designer

James Collins

Set Designer

Alex Jadfard

Digital Compositor

Gudjon Kristjansson

Digital Compositor

Tracie Donais

Digital Compositor

Kyle Greenberg

Digital Compositor

Alexander Isaksson

Matte Painter

Morgan Lang

Matte Painter

Laurence Provost

Matte Painter

Anne-Marie Ouellet

Visual Effects Production Assistant

Jack English

Jack English

Still Photographer

Julian Bucknall

First Assistant "A" Camera

Paul Hymns

Key Grip

Andrew Jones

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Alan Perrin

Drone Pilot

Dave Wells

Best Boy Grip

Paul Wheeldon

First Assistant "B" Camera

Tim Grover

Post Production Supervisor

Jamie Edgell

Stunt Coordinator

Andrew Burford

Stunts

Cristian Knight

Stunts

Nick Roeten

Nick Roeten

Stunts

David Pearce

Second Assistant "A" Camera