Journey's End (2017)
The film Journey’s End (2017) is based on R. C. Sherriff’s 1928 play. It was written by Simon Reade and directed by Saul Dibb, and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the ‘Special Presentations’ category. We follow young Second Lieutenant Raleigh as he joins the war effort, stationed in the trenches of Northern France. He specifically requests to be placed under the command of Captain Stanhope from C Company, who was a few years above him at school and used to vacation with Raleigh and his sister Margaret. Despite being a competent leader who even earned a Military Cross at Vimy Ridge, Stanhope has turned to heavy drinking to cope with the traumatic experiences of war. Other officers in the company include Lieutenant Osborne, affectionately known as ‘Uncle,’ Trotter, a promoted man from a lower social class, and Hibbert who tries to escape his frontline duties by complaining about eye pain, only to be sternly rejected by Stanhope.
The officers operate as a tight-knit unit, joining together for a daily three-course supper (typically consisting of soup, tinned meat, and tinned fruit prepared by the Mess Cook – in contrast to the lavish meals enjoyed by higher-ranking officers behind the front lines). Raleigh familiarizes himself with his responsibilities, regularly inspecting the trenches, overseeing the morning ‘Stand To’ (a defense against potential dawn attacks), and getting to know his soldiers by name. The looming threat of a German assault, known as the German spring offensive, hangs over them at all times. The battalion commander informs Stanhope that a deserter’s intel indicates an upcoming attack on Thursday 21 March 1918. In preparation for a brigadier’s dinner visit, the commander tasks Stanhope with sending two officers and ten men on a daylight raid across no man’s land to capture German prisoners for information gathering purposes.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Sam ClaflinCaptain Stanhope  Asa ButterfieldSecond Lieutenant Raleigh  Paul BettanyLieutenant Osborne  Stephen Graham2nd Lt. Trotter  Toby JonesPrivate Mason  Tom Sturridge2nd Lt. Hibbert |
The film Journey’s End (2017) is based on R. C. Sherriff’s 1928 play. It was written by Simon Reade and directed by Saul Dibb, and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the ‘Special Presentations’ category. We follow young Second Lieutenant Raleigh as he joins the war effort, stationed in the trenches of Northern France. He specifically requests to be placed under the command of Captain Stanhope from C Company, who was a few years above him at school and used to vacation with Raleigh and his sister Margaret. Despite being a competent leader who even earned a Military Cross at Vimy Ridge, Stanhope has turned to heavy drinking to cope with the traumatic experiences of war. Other officers in the company include Lieutenant Osborne, affectionately known as ‘Uncle,’ Trotter, a promoted man from a lower social class, and Hibbert who tries to escape his frontline duties by complaining about eye pain, only to be sternly rejected by Stanhope.
The officers operate as a tight-knit unit, joining together for a daily three-course supper (typically consisting of soup, tinned meat, and tinned fruit prepared by the Mess Cook – in contrast to the lavish meals enjoyed by higher-ranking officers behind the front lines). Raleigh familiarizes himself with his responsibilities, regularly inspecting the trenches, overseeing the morning ‘Stand To’ (a defense against potential dawn attacks), and getting to know his soldiers by name. The looming threat of a German assault, known as the German spring offensive, hangs over them at all times. The battalion commander informs Stanhope that a deserter’s intel indicates an upcoming attack on Thursday 21 March 1918. In preparation for a brigadier’s dinner visit, the commander tasks Stanhope with sending two officers and ten men on a daylight raid across no man’s land to capture German prisoners for information gathering purposes.
