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Lengthy takes and mile-long trenches: the making of Mendes’ war drama ‘1917’

Sam Mendes 1917

London, UKReuters Presenting his World War I battlefield movie 1917 as a single shot had pros and cons for Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes. Mistakes meant lengthy retakes but “accidents” also gave an authenticity of life in the trenches. From start to finish, fluid camera work follows two young British soldiers tasked with crossing enemy lines […]