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Their Finest

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Directed by Lone Scherfig
Produced by Finola Dwyer, Stephen Woolley, and Amanda Posey
Screenplay by Gaby Chiappe Based on the novel Their Finest Hour and a Half by Lissa Evans
With: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Paul Ritter, Rachael Stirling, Richard E. Grant, Henry Goodman, Jake Lacy, Jeremy Irons, Eddie Marsan, Helen McCrory, and Amanda Root
Cinematography: Sebastian Blenkov
Editing: Lucia Zucchetti
Music: Rachel Portman
Runtime: 117 min
Release Date: 07 April 2017
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
A well cast, clever blend of romcom and historical wartime drama, but period details feel inauthentic and ending falls apart.