Darkest Hour
“Never give up. Never give in.”
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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Cast
62 people
Gary Oldman
Winston Churchill
Known for
The Dark Knight Rises
Léon: The Professional
Joanna Neary
Jerome Margaret
Stephen Dillane
Viscount Halifax
Known for
Game of Thrones
KAOS
Lily James
Elizabeth Layton
Known for
Cinderella
Baby Driver
Ronald Pickup
Neville Chamberlain
Known for
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Mission
Ben Mendelsohn
King George VI
Known for
Ready Player One
Captain Marvel
Kristin Scott Thomas
Clemmie
Known for
Slow Horses
Tomb Raider
Nicholas Jones
Sir John Simon
Known for
House of the Dragon
Little Dorrit
Samuel West
Sir Anthony Eden
Known for
Slow Horses
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
David Schofield
Clement Atlee
Known for
Gladiator
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Richard Lumsden
General Ismay
Known for
Attila
Sense and Sensibility
Malcolm Storry
General Ironside
Known for
The English
Jekyll
Joe Wright Director · Anthony McCarten Screenplay Dario Marianelli Composer
Worldwide gross $151M · Budget $30M · United States release November 22, 2017
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$150,847,207
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Working Title
Production
Perfect World Pictures
Production
Focus Features
Production · Studio
Working Title Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 1, 2017
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · November 22, 2017
Limited theatrical
United Kingdom · January 12, 2018
Theatrical
United States · February 6, 2018
Digital
United States
December 22, 2017 · Theatrical
February 20, 2018 · Physical
Argentina
February 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Australia
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Austria
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
April 19, 2018 · Digital
Bulgaria
January 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2017 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Chile
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
China
December 1, 2017 · Theatrical
Colombia
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Cyprus
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
May 16, 2018 · Physical
Denmark
January 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Finland
January 19, 2018 · Theatrical
France
December 2, 2017 · Premiere · Paris
January 3, 2018 · Theatrical
May 2, 2018 · Digital · VOD
May 15, 2018 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
July 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Greece
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
India
January 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Indonesia
January 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Israel
January 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
December 1, 2017 · Theatrical · Torino Film Festival
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Lebanon
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Macao SAR China
January 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Malaysia
January 31, 2018 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
May 30, 2018 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Norway
January 26, 2018 · Theatrical
Peru
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Poland
November 18, 2017 · Premiere · Camerimage Film Festival
January 26, 2018 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
Romania
January 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 17, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
January 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 27, 2018 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 2, 2018 · Theatrical
June 18, 2018 · Physical
Switzerland
January 3, 2018 · Theatrical · French
January 11, 2018 · Theatrical · German
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
January 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 18, 2018 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 9, 2017 · Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
June 4, 2018 · Physical
Uruguay
January 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Venezuela
January 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Vietnam
January 19, 2018 · Theatrical
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