- In order to truly reflect the atmosphere of Churchill’s time, the film’s screenwriter Anthony McCarten set up a special work schedule for himself, simulating the historical timeline, which lasted 8 days and wrote a 16-page script.
- Through his efforts, McCarten obtained the minutes of the cabinet meeting of Churchill during the war.
- During the filming of the film, John Hurt, who was originally scheduled to play Prime Minister Chamberlain, died of pancreatic cancer. Due to his serious illness, John Hurt never filmed a scene, but the film paid tribute to him in the credits.
- In order to create a low-ceiling bunker scene, the crew has been planning for several months.
- Gary Oldman spends at least 4 hours putting on makeup every day on the set, and shooting more than 50 days continuously, for a total of 200 hours of putting on makeup.
- After Gary Oldman arrived at the scene, he opened the props books at will, all of which were able to fake meeting records and diaries.
Darkest Hour behind the scenes gags
2021-11-25 08:01
Extended Reading
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Winston Churchill: [riding the train] What are you all staring at? Have you never seen, uh, the prime minister ride the Underground before?
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Winston Churchill: How old?
Mother: Five months, sir. He looks like you.
Winston Churchill: Madam, all babies look like me.