'1917' trivia and fun facts
Tom Holland in '1917'?
Tom Holland was in talks for the role of Lance Corporal Blake, but turned down the role due to schedule conflicts
A filming anecdote
Sections of the film were shot in and around Low Force, on the River Tees, Teesdale in June 2019. The production staff had to install signs warning walkers in the area not be alarmed by the bodies strewn around the site as they were prosthetic.
As a sequence shot
Shot and edited to appear as a single long take that takes place in real time.
Game of Thrones
Richard Madden and Dean-Charles Chapman both appeared in Game Of Thrones (2011).
The second experience
Benedict Cumberbatch second WW1 movie, The War Horse first and now 1917.
Coworkers
Andrew Scott and George McKay previously worked together as Gethin and Joe in 'Pride' (2014).
Some filming curiosities
Filming began on April 1, 2019, and continued through June 2019 in Wiltshire, Hankley Common and Govan, Scotland, as well as Shepperton Studios. Concern was raised over the planned filming on Salisbury Plain by conservationists who felt the production could disturb potentially undiscovered remains in the area, requesting a survey be conducted before any construction for sets begin on the land