Their Finest (2017)
Overview
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $11,795,877.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,603,484.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 18.676 |
Directed By
Lone Scherfig
Crew
Lone Scherfig
Gaby Chiappe
Lissa Evans
Jo McLaren
James Manning
Simon McLaren-Clark
Dan Hirst
Jack Ravenscroft
Gavin Lee Lewis
Vanessa Baker
Lucia Zucchetti
Ian Glenister
Amanda Posey
Hannah Walter
Martin Trevis
Lynne Huitson
Stephen Woolley
Alan Banis
Glenn Freemantle
Brian Beaumont
Chris Reynolds
Jade Poole
Alice Normington
Erica Winkler
Andrew Caller
Catriona Johnstone
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
Finola Dwyer
Irene Chawko
Nina Hartstone
Ben Barker
Craig Price
Peter Burgis
Nina Hartstone
Bella Ava Georgiou
Laura Katz
Christoph Bauschinger
Eva Marieges Moore
Jonathan Houlding
Liz Griffiths
Hanna Canfor
Sebastian Blenkov
Gareth Cousins
Nic Pallace
Kevin Foy
Glenn Freemantle
Nicola Dove
Glen Gathard
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
Kate Hazell
Polly Duval
Robert Norris
Ed Wethered
Emma Crompton
Andy Surry
Howard Watkins
Zygi Kamasa
Christine Langan
Lucy Bevan
Ivan Dunleavy
Simon Baber
Richard Mansell
Jim Spencer
Rachel Portman
Daniel Nielsen
James Wichall
Kate Rhodes James
Thorsten Schumacher
Charlotte Walter
Elizabeth Karlsen
Peter Watson
TOP CAST
Gemma Arterton
Catrin Cole
Sam Claflin
Tom Buckley
Bill Nighy
Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
Jack Huston
Ellis Cole
Helen McCrory
Sophie Smith
Eddie Marsan
Sammy Smith
Jake Lacy
Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan
Rachael Stirling
Phyl Moore
Henry Goodman
Gabriel Baker
Paul Ritter
Raymond Parfitt
Richard E. Grant
Roger Swain
Nicholas Murchie
Bus Conductor
Amanda Root
Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
Patrick Gibson
Rex, the Clapper Loader
Darren Clarke
The Gaffer
Ed Birch
Walter, the Director (Careless Talk Film)
Lissa Evans
Make-up Woman (Careless Talk Film)
Richard Bevan
Mr Richards (Dubbing Editor)
Gaby Chiappe
Dolly (Carrot Film)
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
Mabel (Carrot Film)
Francesca Knight
Lily Starling
Bella Ava Georgiou
Pearl (Girl on the Tube)
Alfie Stewart
Soldier on the Tube
Mossie Smith
Female Warden
Jay Simpson
Alf Reynolds
Frances Jeater
Spitfires Collector
Claudia Jessie
Doris Cleavley / Lily
Stephanie Hyam
Angela Ralli-Thomas / Rose
Richard Syms
Head Waiter
Natalia Ryumina
Muriel (Ellis's Friend)
Rebecca Saire
Mortuary Nurse
Jeremy Irons
Secretary of War
Miles Richardson
Movietone Newsreader
Gordon Brown
Chick, the 1st AD
Julia Lewis
The Make-Up Artist
Liliana Gane
The Wardrobe Mistress
Hubert Burton
Wyndham Best / Johnnie (the Hero)
Michael Marcus
Alex, the Director
Stephen Boswell
War Widows Collector
Feline Allentoft
Wyndham Best's Girlfriend
Ellie Haddington
Catrin's Landlady
Florence Woolley
Corona Cinema Usherette
Joanna Brookes
Woman in Corona
Patrick Osborne
Soldier in Corona
Cathy Murphy
Vee (uncredited)
Emma Cunniffe
Ettie (uncredited)
Clive Russell
Mr. Starling (uncredited)
Letty Butler
First Waitress (uncredited)
Nell Barlow
Second Waitress (uncredited)
Steve Carroll
Boom Operator (uncredited)
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