Hope and Glory is a 1987 British-American comedy-drama-war film, written and directed by John Boorman. Boorman based the film on his own early life experiences of growing up in the Blitz in London during World War II. The title of the movie derives from the traditional British patriotic song "Land of Hope and Glory". Beginning just before the start of World War II, the movie tells the story of the Rowan family: Bill, his sisters Sue and Dawn, and his parents Grace and Clive, living in a suburb of London. After the war starts, Clive joins the army, leaving Grace alone to watch over the... children. Seen through the eyes of 10-year-old Bill, the "fireworks" provided by the Blitz every night are as exciting as they are terrifying. His family do not see things in quite the same way as the bombs continue to drop, but their will to survive brings them closer together. The nightly raids do not provide the only drama, however, as his older sister, Dawn, falls for a Canadian soldier, becomes pregnant, and finding her life turned upside down, soon discovers the value of her family.
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| Release date: | September 3, 1987 |
| Directed by: | John Boorman, Lasse Hallström |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 113 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Boorman |
| Editor: | Ian Crafford |
| Music by: | Peter Martin |
| Cinematography: | Philippe Rousselot |
| Screenplay by: | John Boorman |
| Estimated budget: | $3,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |