Hope And Glory
Comedy, Drama, War
MGM / UA  (1987) 113 mins PG-13

7.4 (4,131 votes)
"Wondrous! Vivid, Touching And Fearlessly Funny!" -People

British writer/director John Boorman (The Emerald Forest) draws us into an astonishing and exhilarating portrait of his own childhood, set against the terrors of a London torn apart by the onset of WWII.

Seven-year-old Billy Rohan (Sebastian Rice Edwards) finds his childhood to be a time of great danger - and even greater discovery. From thunderous bombings at his own doorstep and the constant threat of Luftwaffe air raids to the landing of a German paratrooper in his neighborhood and the joyous obliteration of his much-hated school, Billy's young life is shaped - and even enriched - by the one positive thing war has brought him: liberation from the ordinary. And though Billy is surrounded by decimation and the smoking remnants of ruined lives, his sense of enchanted wonderment and innocence in...

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Cast and Crew
Sebastian Rice-Edwards  ......  Bill Rowan (as Sebastian Rice Edwards)
Geraldine Muir  ......  Sue Rowan
Sarah Miles  ......  Grace Rowan
David Hayman  ......  Clive Rowan
Sammi Davis  ......  Dawn Rowan
Derrick O'Connor  ......  Mac
Director  .....  John Boorman
Producer  .....  John Boorman
Writer  .....  John Boorman
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The String Quartet of Grace, Faith, Hope and Charity are clearly not actually playing the piece of classical music near the end of the film. (more)

Trivia:
Charley Boorman, who plays the Luftwaffe Pilot, is the son of the film's director, John Boorman. (more)

Filming Locations:
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK (more)

Quotes:
Grandfather George: I have no friends, only relations! (more)

Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 18 nominations (more)