Glorious 39 ( Glorious Thirty Nine ) ( 1939 )

Glorious 39 (DVD) (*)

$25.99

Original Title: Glorious Thirty Nine
Alternate Title: 1939
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
123 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Stephen Poliakoff

Written By:
Stephen Poliakoff

Actors:
Romola Garai ..... Anne Keyes
Bill Nighy ..... Sir Alexander Keyes
Julie Christie ..... Aunt Elizabeth
David Tennant ..... Hector Haldane MP
Juno Temple ..... Celia Keyes
Eddie Redmayne ..... Ralph Keyes
Asier Newman ..... Mick
Christopher Lee ..... Walter Keyes
Charlie Cox ..... Lawrence
Hugh Bonneville ..... Gilbert
Jenny Agutter ..... Anne's mother - Maud
Jeremy Northam ..... Balcombe
Tom Goodman-Hill ..... Reginald Payne - Director
James Bartholomew ..... Police Photographer
Sam Heydon ..... Henry Appleby
Sam Kubrick-Finney ..... Young Walter
Toby Regbo ..... Michael Walton

Synopsis:

In Glorious 39, acclaimed Writer/ Director Stephen Poliakoff has crafted a tense psychological thriller set against the idyllic British countryside during the glorious summer of 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Anne, a budding young actress, stumbles across secret recordings of a sinister plot to appease the Nazis. As close friends die in suspicious circumstances, she finds herself swept into a web of dark secrets and in increasing danger from a powerful and menacing enemy. With her most precious certainties destroyed and unable to trust even those closest to her, she comes to realise the full extent of her own betrayal and vulnerability. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast of leading British actors: award-winning British actress Romola Garai (Atonement), alongside BAFTA winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Academy Award® - winning actress Julie Christie (Finding Neverland), Eddie Redmayne (The Other Boleyn Girl), David Tennant (Dr. Who), Charlie Cox (Stardust), Jeremy Northam (Gosford Park), Juno Temple (Atonement) and the legendary Christopher Lee (Lord of The Rings). Glorious 39 "delivers intrigue and suspense with masterful control" (Psychologies magazine).

1939 is set between present-day London and the idyllic British countryside in the time before the beginning of the Second World War. At a time of uncertainty and high tension, the story revolves around the formidable Keyes family, who are keen to uphold and preserve their very traditional way of life. The eldest sibling Anne is a budding young actress who is in love with Foreign Office official Lawrence, but her seemingly perfect life begins to dramatically unravel when she stumbles across secret recordings of the pro-appeasement movement. While trying to discover the origin of these recordings, dark secrets are revealed which lead to the death of a great friend. As war breaks out Anne discovers the truth and flees to London to try to confirm her suspicions, but she is caught and imprisoned and only then does she finally begin to discover how badly she has been betrayed.

Drama set between present-day London and the Norfolk countryside in the lead up to the Second World War. The Keyes family is a traditional, conservative-minded English family, whose eldest child Anne, is a budding youg actress in love with Lawrence, who works at the Foreign Office. Her life is changed dramatically when she accidentally comes across secret recordings of an anti-appeasement movement, and as she looks into their origins she becomes entangled further in secrets which lead to murder and betrayal.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 14 April, 2010.

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