Darkest Hour

2017 film directed by Joe Wright
Movie film Q27958298
Darkest Hour
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Darkest Hour

Summary

Darkest Hour is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,240 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Darkest Hour received the Academy Award for Best Actor[3].
  • Darkest Hour received the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[4].
  • Darkest Hour received the AACTA International Award for Best Actor[5].
  • Darkest Hour's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Darkest Hour was directed by Joe Wright[7].
  • Anthony McCarten wrote the screenplay for Darkest Hour[8].
  • Darkest Hour's composer is recorded as Dario Marianelli[9].
  • Darkest Hour's genre is biographical film[10].
  • Darkest Hour's genre is war film[11].
  • Darkest Hour's genre is drama film[12].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Gary Oldman[13].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Kristin Scott Thomas[14].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Lily James[15].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Stephen Dillane[16].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Ronald Pickup[17].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Ben Mendelsohn[18].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Nicholas Jones[19].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Richard Lumsden[20].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Jeremy Child[21].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Samuel West[22].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was David Schofield[23].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Malcolm Storry[24].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Hilton McRae[25].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Benjamin Whitrow[26].
  • A cast member of Darkest Hour was Joe Armstrong[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Tim Bevan[28], Lisa Bruce[29], Eric Fellner[30], Anthony McCarten[31], and Douglas Urbanski[32]. Darkest Hour was directed by Joe Wright[7]. Anthony McCarten wrote the screenplay for it[8]. Cast members include Gary Oldman[13], Kristin Scott Thomas[14], Lily James[15], Stephen Dillane[16], Ronald Pickup[17], and Ben Mendelsohn[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 18, 2018[33], January 25, 2018[34], January 5, 2018[35], September 1, 2017[36], November 22, 2017[37], and January 12, 2018[38]. The original language of Darkest Hour was English[39]. Genres include biographical film[10], war film[11], and drama film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[40].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], an award for best leading actor[41], in United States[42], founded in 1929[43]; Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[4], an Academy Awards[44], in United States[45], founded in 1981[46], headquartered in Dolby Theatre[47]; and AACTA International Award for Best Actor[5], a class of award[48], in Australia[49], founded in 2012[50]. Reviews include 7.3/10[51], 84%[52], and 75/100[53].

Why It Matters

Darkest Hour ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,240 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Darkest Hour receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[4], and AACTA International Award for Best Actor[5].

References

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  28. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  32. [40] . wikidata.org.
  33. [51] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [52] . wikidata.org.
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  36. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  38. [35] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [36] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [37] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [38] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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