Film · 2018

They Shall Not Grow Old

Name: They Shall Not Grow Old
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 2018-11-09
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7.6

Directed by Peter Jackson

1 h 39 min
Documentary · War
UK New Zealand
Released in the UK 8 November 2018

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7.6 Users1 vote
8.0 Critics4 reviews

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Synopsis

On the centenary of the end of First World War, the three Academy Awards-winner Peter Jackson, the director of 'The Lord Of The Rings' trilogy, brings a documentary that aims to reflect about the consequences that left for whole generation the firs global war. Using modern techniques of restoration, Jackson and his team have restored original footage of that moment, coloring 100 hundred years old videos in black and white, becoming them in a testimony full of details. Accompanied by voices that narrates real testimonies of the veterans, the film push out into the conflict and the attitudes of the soldiers, how they acted, how they established relationships, how was their life away from trenches, and their permanent emotional damages.

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Runtime: 99 min1 hour and 39 minutes
Box office: $10.7min US

How long is They Shall Not Grow Old?: 1 hour and 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was They Shall Not Grow Old released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 8 November 2018.
Who directed They Shall Not Grow Old?: Peter Jackson.
Where can I watch They Shall Not Grow Old?: In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did They Shall Not Grow Old make?: It took $10.7 million in US.

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Director: Peter Jackson
Producers: Tessa Ross, Peter Jackson

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What the critics say average 8.0 from 4 outlets

10 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw An immersive deep-dive into what it was like for ordinary British soldiers on the western front [...] As an act of popular history, 'They Shall Not Grow Old' is outstanding Read
7.6 The Hollywood ReporterStephen Dalton 'They Shall Not Grow Old' is a superb technical achievement. Perhaps more importantly, it also suggests new cinematic methods of rescuing history from history books, humanizing and dramatizing true… Read
7.5 VarietyGuy Lodge Jackson has found fresh, humane purpose to his ambitious technical artistry, opening up any number of exciting, slightly terrifying possibilities in the realm of archival documentary Read