Hope and Glory (film)

Hope and Glory
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Boorman
Written byJohn Boorman
Produced byJohn Boorman
Michael Dryhurst
Starring
CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot
Edited byIan Crafford
Music byPeter Martin
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia-Cannon-Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)
Columbia Pictures (United States)
Release dates
  • 16 October 1987 (1987-10-16) (New York City)
  • 13 November 1987 (1987-11-13) (United Kingdom)
  • 19 February 1988 (1988-02-19) (United States)
Running time
113 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9.3 million[1] or £5.56 million[2]
Box office$10 million

Hope and Glory is a 1987 comedy-drama war film written, produced, and directed by John Boorman based on his own experiences growing up in London during World War II.[3][4] It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. The title is derived from the traditional British patriotic song "Land of Hope and Glory". The film tells the story of the Rowan family[5] and their experiences, as seen through the eyes of the son, Billy (Sebastian Rice-Edwards).

A critical and commercial success, the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay (all for Boorman). It also received 13 BAFTA Award nominations, winning for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Susan Wooldridge).

  1. ^ CIEPLY, MICHAEL (19 March 1988). "Director Disputes Columbia Claim 'Hope and Glory' Helped Cause Loss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s – An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 24.
  3. ^ Janet Maslin (9 October 1987). "Film Festival; Boorman's Hope and Glory". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
  4. ^ Richard Corliss (19 October 1987). "War Dreams: Hope and Glory". Time. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
  5. ^ Kempley, Rita (30 October 1987). "Hope and Glory". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 March 2023.