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Blitz

5.9

Released November 01, 2024Runtime 2h 0min

A boy's journey. A mother's love. Miles of burning city between them.

In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.

Genres

War

Drama

History

Production Companies

Working Title Films

New Regency Pictures

Apple Studios

Lammas Park

Production Countries

United Kingdom

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

Stream

Videos

Cast

Elliott HeffernanGeorge

Saoirse RonanRita

Harris DickinsonJack

Benjamin ClémentineIfe

Kathy BurkeBeryl

Paul WellerGerald

Stephen GrahamAlbert

Leigh GillMichael Davies

Mica RickettsJess

CJ BeckfordMarcus

Alex JenningsVictor Smythe

Joshua McGuireClive

Hayley SquiresTilda

Erin KellymanDoris

Sally MesshamAgnes

Josef AltinHarvey

Sandra HuggettSarah

Thea AchilleaCathy

Grahame FoxEric

David KirkbrideFrank

Tommy DaleyIan

Thomas AitchTommy

Charlie Hodson-PriorArchie

Fraser HolmesArthur

Gavi Singh CheraMandeep Singh

Gerard MonacoAir Raid Warden

Max GoldIsaac

Matt BardockSid

Lizzie HopleyMavis

Heather CraneyRuby

Christopher ChungFred

Patrick BuckleyStreet Cricket Player

Linton Kwesi JohnsonThe Oracle

John MackayPolice Inspector

Adam SomnerStation Inspector

Liam SmithUnderground Shelter Crowd

Sue MaundUnderground Shelter Crowd

Steve PagetUnderground Shelter Crowd

Jonathan KempBBC Producer

Jim ConwayTrain Steward

Charlie IrwinBoy on Train

Rufus BatemanBoy on Train

Mickey McAnultyLuggage Rack Boy

Lacey Leigh PayneGirl on Train

Blake WilliamsStreet Cricket Player

Isaac HighamsStreet Cricket Players

Tony TurnerBBC Presenter

Jack ShallooFireman Campbell

Shaun MasonFireman Davies

Lisa RonaghanFactory Protester

Janet GreavesFactory Protester

Grace BoyleFactory Protester

Gracie CochraneYoung Girl in Field

Ciara BaxendaleLocker Room Woman

Anne BirdLocker Room Woman

Jack BencePoliceman at Dancehall

Tom PadleyPoliceman at Dancehall

Lizzie RoperWoman Bus Conductor

Tim TreloarPoliceman at Hamleys

David MoorstSailor in Bar

Kenny FullwoodSailor in Bar

Jonathan Dryden TaylorMan at Front Door

Robert WhitelockGovernment Shelter Warden

Dominic ColemanGovernment Shelter Warden

Bryony HannahBrenda Watson

Jay SimpsonTimothy Ashdown

Ella DunlopLavender Merchant

Johanna AllittLavender Merchant

Neal BarryBakery Shop Owner

Andrew CaleyNews Vendor

Calum CallaghanAir Raid Warden

Jem WallLost Property Registrar

Gary BatesJobsworth Official

Oengus MacNamaraMarket Vendor

Will AtiomoGigolo

Andrea GordonMiddle Aged Woman

Ben FeltonSous Chef

Natasha AranciniEngaged Girlfriend

Alicia Grace TurrellEngaged Dinner Companion

Natalie QuarryEngaged Dinner Companion

Duncan Airlie JamesAgitated Man

Heather CoombsLondon Bridge Woman

Sandra HuggettLondon Bridge Woman

Ben FoxTicket Inspector, London Bridge

John CumminsMan, London Bridge

Florence DobsonStepney Dream Group

Nancy SullivanDream Lead Singer

Mark FieldBBC Radio Producer

Lucy RussellVolunteer

Alexandra AfryeaNurse (uncredited)

Gianni CalchettiBilliard Punter (uncredited)

Stuart CookePasserby (uncredited)

Nigel FinnissyPolice Warden (uncredited)

Jean-Pascal HeynemandMunitions factory manager (uncredited)

Ty HurleyTrain Inspector (uncredited)

Tim FaradayARP Warden with Cat

Cache ThakeCommunity Hall member

Crew

Steve McQueenDirector

Adam SomnerFirst Assistant Director

Michael MiddletonSecond Assistant Director

Steve McQueenScreenplay

Steve McQueenProducer

Tim BevanProducer

Eric FellnerProducer

Yariv MilchanProducer

Arnon MilchanProducer

Anita OverlandProducer

Michael SchaeferProducer

Nina GoldCasting

Adam SomnerProducer

Susan DolanAssociate Producer

Alison BanksLine Producer

Natalie LehmannExecutive Producer

Sheeraz ShahExecutive Producer

Anna Smith TenserExecutive Producer

Sarah-Jane RobinsonExecutive Producer

Adam StockhausenProduction Design

Lee MorrisonStunt Coordinator

Nikita MitchellStunt Double

Yorick Le SauxDirector of Photography

Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer

Christina PetrouStunts

Mike TehraniADR Mixer

Alexander BracqStunts

James OffieldStunts

John CasaliProduction Sound Mixer

Oliver FerrisFoley Artist

Adam MendezFoley Mixer

Peter SciberrasEditor

Stephen SwainArt Direction

Anna PinnockSet Decoration

Jacqueline DurranCostume Design

Chapman C.H. KanAssistant Art Director

Hugo AdamsFoley Editor

James BishopADR Recordist

Jake ChilcottFirst Assistant Sound Editor

Paul CotterellSupervising Sound Editor

Paul CotterellSound Re-Recording Mixer

Simon DigginsADR Mixer

James HarrisonSupervising Sound Editor

James HarrisonSound Re-Recording Mixer

Ruth KnightSound Effects Editor

Leslie LiuADR Mixer

Romi MartinezADR Recordist

Chris MurphyBoom Operator

Chad OrororoSound Effects Editor

Kevin PenneyFoley Supervisor

Kevin PenneySound Effects Editor

Tristan RoseADR Recordist

Matt CurtisTitle Designer

Liam GeorgensenArt Direction

Oli van der VijverSupervising Art Director

Daniel NussbaumerArt Direction

Jourdan McKeeArt Direction

Neneh LuciaArt Direction

Kira KembleArt Direction

David DoranArt Direction

Bradley CarterSet Dresser

Tommy CochraneSet Dresser

Ryan LawrenceSet Dresser

Chris StraessleAssistant Art Director

Miroslaw StrozSet Dresser

Manuel Vilaseca VayaSet Dresser

Dale WaltersSet Dresser

Lotta WolgersAssistant Art Director

Andrew WhitehurstVisual Effects Supervisor

Pete FordStunts

Sebastian Barraclough"A" Camera Operator

James FranceDrone Cinematographer

Oliver SugarsFocus Puller

Andrea CracknellHairstylist

Andrea CracknellMakeup Artist

Nicholas BritellSongs

Taura StinsonSongs

Lee WaltersGaffer

Marie DuboscqSpecial Effects Technician

Christoph CordellStunts

Cristian KnightStunts

Simone CocoVisual Effects Supervisor

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Reviews

Steve McQueen's _Blitz_ is an incredibly watchable and engaging film that vividly portrays wartime London. Through his lens, McQueen challenges the commonly held notion that Londoners weathered the horrors of the Blitz with unwavering cheer, a stiff upper lip, and unity. Instead, _Blitz_ underscore...

With the Nazi bombs raining down around them, single mum "Rita" (Saoirse Ronan) has to take the difficult decision to evacuate her son "George" (Elliott Heffernan) from the London home they share with her father (Paul Weller). He isn't keen and so jumps from the moving train and tries to make it ba...

by Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/blitz-review-beautifully-crafted-emotionally-hollow/ "Blitz is technically competent and offers isolated moments of genuine emotion, but it falls short in character development and thematic exploration. Steve McQueen delivers a visually enga...

by Brent Marchant

Major historic events often provide solid foundations for epic cinematic storytelling, although the success achieved at this depends greatly on the expertise of the writers and directors who execute these projects. One might readily expect such an outcome from a production chronicling the events su...