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January 3, 2020
A technical feat, '1917' is great storytelling too
By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer
AP National Writer
| 1917 |
 Director: Sam Mendes Cast: Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch Rating: R Running time: 119 minutes |
It's been a good time for World War I buffs — especially if they're also movie buffs. A year ago director Peter Jackson applied state-of-the-art technology to century-old war footage to bring the Great War alive with sudden, stunning immediacy in his documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old.”
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