Summary
Newcastle, 1939. Shipyard worker Joe feels emasculated and past his prime; too old to serve in the war, and he’s shocked when his wife leaves him for a younger naval officer. Needing a new challenge, Joe and his friend Harry reluctantly volunteer to join the Home Guard.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 61
Audience score71%
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 war movies, −33 min on the typical 118
typical 11885Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2010
September 19, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
WarDramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
and 9 more13 people
- Kevin WhatelyJoe Maddison
- Robson GreenHarry Crawford
- Derek JacobiMr. Simpson
- Melanie HillSelina Rutherfird
- Sammy T. DobsonSheila Maddison
- James AthertonTommy Cowell
- Angela LonsdalePolly Maddison
- James BaxterAlan Maddison
John WoodvineFather Connolly
Trevor FoxEddie Turnbull
Niek VersteegBilly Nicholson- JPJackie PhillipsLily Parkinson
Charlie RichmondSergeant Bull
Directing · 1
- Patrick Collerton Director
Writing · 1
- Alan Plater Screenplay, In Memory Of
Production · 1
- Jon Williams Head of Production
Camera · 1
- Steve Ellingworth Key Grip
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kimberly Dunbar Makeup & Hair
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