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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Darkest Hour | |name = Darkest Hour | ||
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[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom<br /> | [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom<br /> | ||
|director = Joe Wright | |director = Joe Wright | ||
|date= December | |date= December 22, 2017 | ||
|language = English<br /> | |language = English<br /> French | ||
|distributor = Focus Features | |distributor = Focus Features | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''Darkest Hour''''' is a 2017 British biographical | '''''Darkest Hour''''' is a 2017 British biographical World War II drama directed by Joe Wright (''[[Atonement]]'') and starring [[Gary Oldman]] as Winston Churchill, the newly-elected British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain, who has resigned, and who faces a difficult task, as the defeat against Nazi Germany seems almost sealed, and the German war machine rolls over Western Europe. When an invasion of the United Kingdom seems inevitable, Churchill finds himself under pressure to negotiate a peace agreement with Adolf Hitler, who would then make Britain a puppet of the Third Reich. As King George VI ([[Ben Mendelsohn]]) is skeptical, and his own party is intriguing against him, and with only his wife Clementine ([[Kristin Scott Thomas]]) is on his side, Churchill proves courage and fights on as the British army is stranded at ''[[Dunkirk]]''. ''Darkest Hour'' would then go on to receive 6 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor, and would earn two, including Oldman's first win for Best Actor. | ||
{{Film Title|Darkest Hour}} | {{Film Title|Darkest Hour}} | ||
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__TOC__<br clear=all> | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
=Revolvers= | |||
==Webley MK VI== | |||
The [[Webley Mk VI]] revolver is seen in holsters of British Government bunker guards. | |||
[[Image:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk IV - .455 Webley]] | |||
[[File:dark17_web1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard with his holstered Webley in front of the bunker entrance.]] | |||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*== | ||
British soldiers are seen carrying [[Lee-Enfield No.1 | British soldiers trapped in Calais are seen carrying [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] rifles. | ||
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British.]] | ||
[[File:dark17_smle_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SMLEs | [[File:dark17_smle_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SMLEs seen leaning against the wall in Brigadier Nicholson's ([[Richard Glover]]) HQ.]] | ||
[[File:dark17_smle_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British soldier on the left sitting with his SMLE.]] | [[File:dark17_smle_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British soldier on the left sitting with his SMLE while Churchill's message of no evacuation is given.]] | ||
==MAS-36== | ==MAS-36== | ||
French soldiers | French soldiers are armed with [[MAS-36]] rifles during Churchill's ([[Gary Oldman]]) meeting with the french Prime Minister Paul Reynaud ([[Oliver Broche]]). | ||
[[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]] | [[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]] | ||
[[File:dark17_mas_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers in the background | [[File:dark17_mas_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers in the background standing with their MAS rifles.]] | ||
== | ==Lebel 1886== | ||
French soldiers | A line of French soldiers is seen also with [[Lebel 1886]] rifles. | ||
[[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Model 1886 | [[File:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lebel Model 1886 M93 - 8x50Rmm]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:dark17_rifle_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers with the rifles. Note the Douglas C-47 military transport aircraft in the background that did make its first flight in December 1941. So the appearance in May 1940 is an anachronistic.]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:dark17_rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of the rifles as Churchill approaches.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
== | ==QF 25 pounder Mk I== | ||
A British QF 25 pounder Mk I howitzer can be seen. | |||
[[File:dark17_howi1_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Howitzer on the right.]] | [[File:dark17_howi1_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Howitzer on the right.]] | ||
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Darkest Hour is a 2017 British biographical World War II drama directed by Joe Wright (Atonement) and starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, the newly-elected British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain, who has resigned, and who faces a difficult task, as the defeat against Nazi Germany seems almost sealed, and the German war machine rolls over Western Europe. When an invasion of the United Kingdom seems inevitable, Churchill finds himself under pressure to negotiate a peace agreement with Adolf Hitler, who would then make Britain a puppet of the Third Reich. As King George VI (Ben Mendelsohn) is skeptical, and his own party is intriguing against him, and with only his wife Clementine (Kristin Scott Thomas) is on his side, Churchill proves courage and fights on as the British army is stranded at Dunkirk. Darkest Hour would then go on to receive 6 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor, and would earn two, including Oldman's first win for Best Actor.
The following weapons were used in the film Darkest Hour:
Revolvers
Webley MK VI
The Webley Mk VI revolver is seen in holsters of British Government bunker guards.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*
British soldiers trapped in Calais are seen carrying Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifles.
MAS-36
French soldiers are armed with MAS-36 rifles during Churchill's (Gary Oldman) meeting with the french Prime Minister Paul Reynaud (Oliver Broche).
Lebel 1886
A line of French soldiers is seen also with Lebel 1886 rifles.
Other
QF 25 pounder Mk I
A British QF 25 pounder Mk I howitzer can be seen.
