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A semiautobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War 2... Read more

Starring	Sarah Miles, Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Derrick O'Connor
Director	John Boorman
Genres	Drama

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- Boorman's autobiographical film about family life during the Blitz is subversively light on the blood, sweat, tears and... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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  Brilliant.
  
  This is a film I remember watching as a family when I was younger and I was delighted when I saw was available here. I think it is a very heart warming and ... read more »
  
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  - 8 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Nov 2005 at 15:40
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  Realistic Setting
  
  The acting was a little weak but this didn't spoil the film. A typical war time setting made it more realistic and very enjoyable.
  
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  - 07 Jul 2011 at 20:57
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  VOTES FOR WOMEN
  
  More than just an anecdote this sums up a period in a man's boyhood with remarkable clarity - mixed-in with well-remembered boyhood fantasies. The White way... read more »
  
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  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 09 Jan 2011 at 12:38
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  A great alternative to the usual heroic war films
  
  Hope and Glory offers an alternative view of WWII; one which claims that the war helped many people escape their mundane lives and offered them some much needed... read more »
  
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  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 28 Aug 2009 at 16:30
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  Still as good as the day I first saw it.
  
  For me this was one of the films I loved watching when growing up. Kids were proper kids with grazed knees and string in their pockets, mum's wore dresses ... read more »
  
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- - Tarot
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  - Hinckley
  - 14 Jun 2009 at 22:38
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  Hope & Glory
  
  The scenary, music and costumes for this film were quite good but it was all ruined by the terrible acting and a very weak storyline. I would not recommend ... read more »
  
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  - Norwich
  - 04 Jun 2009 at 13:22
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  hope and glory
  
  An entertaining drama and a fairly good story.
  
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  - Pontyclun
  - 07 Apr 2009 at 19:48
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  hope and glory
  
  Excellent acting and good story for people to-day to see what life was like in the war and how everyone survived.
  
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  - Merriott
  - 11 Feb 2009 at 11:47
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  Classic
  
  Reminded me of watching it in the 80s with my family. Great classic British film set in the Blitz.
  
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  - London
  - 07 Feb 2009 at 22:43
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  Excellent
  
  Excellent film, great for a Sunday!
  
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  - Newmilns
  - 06 Feb 2009 at 19:42
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  Hope and Glory
  
  My mother had a watch of this movie after me and she reckon it was the most realistic portrayal of war time Britain she has seen.
  
  It has a innocence ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Oct 2008 at 22:45
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  Brilliant.
  
  This is a film I remember watching as a family when I was younger and I was delighted when I saw was available here. I think it is a very heart warming and ... read more »
  
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  - maroon
  - 8 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Nov 2005 at 15:40
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  never recevied this one
  
  could not make out the name of the cd i got ,i watched it and have sent it back
  
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  - scotland
  - 21 Jun 2007 at 14:25
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  A great alternative to the usual heroic war films
  
  Hope and Glory offers an alternative view of WWII; one which claims that the war helped many people escape their mundane lives and offered them some much needed... read more »
  
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  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 28 Aug 2009 at 16:30
- - 8
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  A world long gone
  
  Even tho' I'm a little too young to remember this period first hand , my brother and sisters are not. They say that this film accurately portrays how ... read more »
  
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  - les reed
  - east London UK
  - 14 Oct 2005 at 14:06
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  The worst film ever made
  
  If you are thinking of watching this don't! The film has all the right ingredients, wartime, family struggles, romance but the story (if you could call it ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 11 Aug 2008 at 12:22
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  Moving
  
  This is one of my favourite war time story's. It follows the life of a little boy and how he and his family cope during the war. It has humour, fun parts, ... read more »
  
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  - yorkshire
  - 17 Nov 2005 at 00:53
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  Rubbish!
  
  I rented this based on the other reviews. It was drivel with a capital D! David Hayman is usually a fine actor but in this, he was as wooden as a deck board... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 17 Jul 2006 at 13:18
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  so-so
  
  Good evocation of life during the war, but I did not find the characters engaging. It didn't go anywhere
  
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  - yorkshire
  - 13 Jan 2007 at 17:41
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  Still as good as the day I first saw it.
  
  For me this was one of the films I loved watching when growing up. Kids were proper kids with grazed knees and string in their pockets, mum's wore dresses ... read more »
  
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- - Tarot
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  - Hinckley
  - 14 Jun 2009 at 22:38
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  life in 1940
  
  This really does take you back to the Early war years, and it shows how society and morals changed with the pressure of war. It is well made and quiet a ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 16 Nov 2005 at 14:15

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