Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944.
- world war ii
- d-day
- black and white
- london blitz
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Sam Sewell — The Trained Soldier
- John Franklyn-Robbins — Dad
- Stella Tanner — Mum
- Harry Shacklock — Stationmaster
- David Scheuer — Medical Officer
- Ian Liston — Barrack Guard
- Lorna Lewis — Prostitute
- Stephen Riddle — Dead German Soldier
- Mark Penfold — Photographer
- Micaela Minelli — Little Girl
- Elsa Minelli — Little Girl's Mother
- Directed
- Stuart Cooper
- Written
- Christopher Hudson, Stuart Cooper
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 90 ratings
- Studio
- Joswend
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
