Queen & Country
The hilarious highlight of John Boorman's HOPE AND GLORY (1987), nominated for 5 Oscars: 9-year-old Bill Rohan rejoices in the destruction of his school by an errant Luftwaffe bomb. QUEEN AND COUNTRY picks up the story nearly a decade later as Bill (Boorman's alter-ego) begins basic training in the early Fifties, during the Korean War. Bill is joined by a trouble-making army mate, Percy. They never get near Korea, but engage in a constant battle of wits with the Catch-22-worthy, Sgt. Major Bradley. Richard E. Grant is their superior, the very, very, infinitely put-upon, aptly-named Major Cross.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Callum Turner
Bill Rohan
Caleb Landry Jones
Percy Hapgood
Pat Shortt
Private Redmond
David Thewlis
Sargeant Major Bradley
Richard E. Grant
Major Cross
Tamsin Egerton
Ophelia
Vanessa Kirby
Dawn Rohan
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Sophie Adams
Brían F. O'Byrne
RSM Digby
Sinéad Cusack
Grace Rohan
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Stephen McKeon
Composer
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Seamus Deasy
Cinematographer
