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The War Below

The War Below

The War Below

The War Below

Hope runs deep.

2021•1h 37m•

★6.7(66 ratings)

WarDramaHistory

Overview

During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.

Director

Writers

Thomas Woods, J.P. Watts

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Main Cast

Sam Hazeldine

Sam Hazeldine

William Hawkin

Tom Goodman-Hill

Tom Goodman-Hill

Hellfire Jack

Kris Hitchen

Kris Hitchen

Harold Stockford

Elliot James Langridge

Elliot James Langridge

George MacDonald

Sam Clemmett

Sam Clemmett

Charlie MacDonald

Joseph Steyne

Joseph Steyne

Shorty

Sonny Ashbourne Serkis

Sonny Ashbourne Serkis

Henry

Anna Maguire

Anna Maguire

Jane Hawkin

Andrew Scarborough

Andrew Scarborough

Colonel Fielding

Douglas Reith

Douglas Reith

Field Marshal Haig

Jake Wheeldon

Jake Wheeldon

Captain Leonard Graves

Philip Correia

Philip Correia

Second Lieutenant David Kelly

Full Crew

Direction

Director: J.P. Watts
Second Assistant Director: Paul Morris

Writing

Screenplay: Thomas Woods
Screenplay: J.P. Watts

Production

Co-Producer: Kevin Casebier
Producer: Luis Guerrero
Producer: William Knochel
Producer: Chris Lemos
Executive Producer: Brad Friedlander
Co-Executive Producer: Mark Jacobs

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Anne Kulonen
Supervising Sound Editor: Susan Pennington

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Nick Cooke

Art Direction

Production Design: Caroline Steiner
Art Direction: Lucy Gahagan
Set Decoration: Emily Moitoi-Sturman

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Oliver Cronk

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Hope runs deep."

#2

The production budget was $653.1K.

#3

The runtime is 97 minutes (1h 37m).

#4

The film was directed by J.P. Watts.

#5

The screenplay was written by Thomas Woods and J.P. Watts.

#6

The score was composed by Anne Kulonen.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Nick Cooke.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt10381014.

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Rating

6.7/10

Good

66 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The War Below

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

M

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom

Budget:

$653,095

Production Companies:

Vital Pictures

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