- Won 3 BAFTA Awards
- 5 wins & 6 nominations total
Emma Bowe
- Sophie Martin-Wells
- (as Emma Harbour)
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- TriviaBased on the experiences of Lieutenant Robert Lawrence MC.
- GoofsTowards the end of the film, Firth is shown wearing a panama hat behind some guardsmen in full dress. They are welcoming a coach load of other guardsmen in combat dress. Those on parade in full dress, have their buttons singly and a white plume on the right side of their bearskins. This would indicate that they were Grenadier Guards. As such, surely the plume should be on the left side of the bearskin.
- Quotes
[an RAF doctor is giving Robert yet more tests]
Squadron Leader Wentworth: Your father gave me a lesson in military etiquette. I shall give you one. I am called "Sir".
Robert Lawrence: What are you? Squadron Leader? In the Household Division we don't call your rank "Sir".
Squadron Leader Wentworth: Well you can start now, Lawrence.
Robert Lawrence: You're in the Royal Air Force. Are you a flyer?
Squadron Leader Wentworth: No I'm not. I'm a doctor.
Robert Lawrence: [snarls] Well listen, Doctor. Just test this fist. It's just about to give you your first fucking flying lesson!
- ConnectionsFeatured in When TV Goes to War (2011)
Featured review
A gripping study of the aftermath of war and battle.
This is a movie not often shown or seen. It is a gripping study of the aftermath of war and battle. Filmed in a realistic fashion, with dream-like flashback sequences, it keeps the viewer deeply enmeshed in the struggles of the principal hero. It is an adept adaptation of a particular battle fought in the Falkland Islands, 1982. If you are looking for immense battle scenes or action, it will not be found here. Instead brace yourself for a realistic portrayal of the ravages of war, the apathy of governments and personal strength and heroism.
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- Sep 9, 1999
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