Hope and Glory (1987)


Hope and Glory
Release Date03 September 1987
US Box Office$10,000,000
TaglineThe epic story of a world at war. And a boy at play.
GenreDrama, War
CountryUK
USA
Filming LocationsCroydon, Surrey, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassWar Drama, Childhood Drama
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodMemory Lane
ThemesLife on the Homefront, Sibling Relationships, Mischievous Children, Women During Wartime
TonesBittersweet, Warm, Humorous, Gentle, Nostalgic
TagsBarnstorming, Blitzkrieg, Bomb Shelter, Child, Childhood Adventures, Coming Of Age, Family, Nazism, Romance, Soldier, Teenagers, War

Hope and Glory is a 1987 British/American comedy-drama-war film, written and directed by John Boorman. Boorman based the film on his own early life experiences of growing up in the Blitz in London during World War II. The title of the movie derives from the traditional British patriotic song "Land of Hope and Glory".


Cast and Crew


Cast

Sebastian Rice-Edwards
Bill Rowan

Geraldine Muir
Sue Rowan

Grace Rowan

Clive Rowan

Dawn Rowan

Susan Wooldridge
Molly

Cpl. Bruce Carrey

Grandfather George

Annie Leon
Grandma

Jill Baker
Faith

Amelda Brown
Hope

Charity

Clive's Pal

WVS Woman

Gerald James
Headmaster

Barbara Pierson
Teacher

Nicky Taylor
Roger

Jodie Andrews
Roger's Gang

Nicholas Askew
Roger's Gang

Jamie Bowman
Roger's Gang

Roger's Gang

David Parkin
Roger's Gang

Carlton Taylor
Roger's Gang

Sara Langton
Pauline Gladroy

Imogen Cawrse
Jennifer Baker

Susan Brown
Mrs. Evans

Luftwaffe Pilot

Peter Hughes
Policeman

Ann Thornton
Honeymoon Couple

Andrew Bicknell
Honeymoon Couple

Christine Croshaw
Pianist

William Armstrong
Canadian Sergeant

Arthur Cox
Fireman

Neville Chamberlain
Himself

Vic Flick
Guitarist in dance band

Himself

Director

Writer

Producer

producer

Michael Dryhurst
co-producer

Jake Eberts
executive producer

Edgar F. Gross
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Philippe Rousselot
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Editor

Ian Crafford
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Casting Director

Mary Selway
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Production Designer

Anthony Pratt
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Art Director

Don Dossett
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Set Decorator

Joanne Woollard

Costume Designer

Shirley Russell
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Makeup Department

Joan Carpenter
hair stylist

Anna Dryhurst
makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Andy Armstrong
assistant director

Michael Dryhurst
second unit director

Melvin Lind
assistant director

Julian Wall
assistant director

Art Department

George Ball
property master

Maurice Jones
propman

Ted Michell
scenic artist

Syd Nightingale
construction manager

Kevin Phipps
assistant art director

Graeme Purdy
propman

Gary Tomkins
draughtsman

Martin Laing
art department assistant

Bob Sherwood
stand-by propman

Sound Department

Don Brown
sound maintenance

Ron Davis
sound editor

Peter Handford
sound recordist

John Hayward
sound mixer

Paul Smith
dialogue editor

John Stevenson
boom operator

Lionel Strutt
adr mixer

Special Effects

Michael Collins
special effects

Rodney Fuller
special effects

Phil Stokes
special effects designer

Martin Gutteridge
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

Alan Church
optical camera

Stunts

Stuart St. Paul
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Ronald Anscombe
camera focus

Murray Close
still photographer

Chuck Finch
gaffer

Tommy Finch
best boy

Mike Fox
camera operator

Bill Geddes
camera grip

John Harris
additional photographer

Jason Wrenn
assistant camera

Jamie Harcourt
focus puller: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sue Honeybourne
wardrobe assistant

Steve Hubbard
wardrobe master

James Langan
wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

Pat Brennan
assistant film editor

Music Department

Michael Clifford
music editor

conductor, orchestrator

Helen Sava
music researcher

Other Crew

Telsche Boorman
drama coach: children

Sheila Collins
production coordinator

Peter Cotton
location manager

Lynda Levy
unit publicist

Norma Paulsen
production liaison

Elaine Schreyeck
script supervisor

John Taylor
aerial coordinator

Anthony Van Laast
choreographer

Ray Hanna
pilot

Pauline Hume
graphic artist: titles

Adam Samuelson
louma crane technician

Production Company

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Nelson Entertainment

Goldcrest Films International

Davros Films
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Distributor

Columbia Pictures

Columbia-Cannon-Warner

Editora Peixes

LK-TEL Vídeo

RCAColumbia Pictures Video Ltd.

Video Collection International Ltd.

Special Effects

Effects Associates
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Miscellaneous

Mayflower Recording
adr recording






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