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Director Joe White and producer Paul Webster have collaborated with Keira Knightley again since the film "Pride and Prejudice".
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The French city of Dunkirk that appeared in the film is actually the small town of Ridka in Britain.
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Both Emre Watson and Christine Scott Thomas tried to play the role of Emily Tallis.
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Abby Cornish had considered playing Brioni at the age of 18, but she withdrew because of a conflict with the performance of the movie "Age of Glory".
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In the film, a four-and-a-half-minute long shot of Dunkirk beach scenery took five shots before it passed.
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The street scene of Dunkirk and the scene of the generator room were shot at Grimsby Pier.
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Romora Gehry finished all her scenes in four days.
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Director Joe White started filming before reading the novel.
Atonement behind the scenes gags
2021-10-20 17:21
Extended Reading
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Tommy Nettle: No one speaks the fucking lingo out here. You can't say 'pass the biscuit' or 'where's me hand grenade?', they just shrug. Cause they hate us too. I mean, that's the point. We fight in France and the French fucking hate us. Make me Home Secretary and I'll sort this out in a fucking minute. We got India and Africa, right? Jerry can have France and Belgium and whatever else they want. Who's fucking ever been to Poland? It's all about room, Empire. They want more empire, give 'em this shithole, we keep ours and it's Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your fucking aunt! Think about it.
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Cecilia Tallis: [to Robbie] My darling, Briony found my address somehow and sent a letter. The first surprise was she didn't go up to Cambridge. She's doing nurse's training at my old hospital. I think she may be doing this as some kind of penance. She says she's beginning to get the full grasp of what she did and what it meant. She wants to come and talk to me. I love you. I'll wait for you. Come back. Come back to me.
[she kisses the letter and posts it]
Cecilia Tallis: I love you. I'll wait for you.