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Hope and Glory

Bill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults as he prowls the ruins of bombed houses.

Director

John Boorman

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$10,021,120

Production

Columbia Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 5 Oscars. 16 wins & 29 nominations total

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Billy Rohan Collection: Hope and Glory

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Bill

Sebastian Rice-Edwards

Sue

Grace

Clive

Dawn

Mac

Derrick O'Connor

Molly

Susan Wooldridge

Bruce

Grandfather George

Grandma

Faith

Hope

Charity

Katrine Boorman

Clive's Pal

WVS Woman

Headmaster

Teacher

Barbara Pierson

Roger

Roger's Gang

Roger's Gang

Roger's Gang

Roger's Gang

Roger's Gang

Roger's Gang

Pauline

Jennifer

Mrs. Evans

Luftwaffe Pilot

Charley Boorman

Policeman

Honeymoon Couple

Honeymoon Couple

Andrew Bicknell

Pianist

Christine Croshaw

Canadian Sergeant

William Armstrong

Fireman

Old Bill (Narrator)

Self

Neville Chamberlain

Audience Member

Evacuee

Guitarist in Dance Band

Self

Neighbour

Gent Comforting Woman at Train Station

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Molly Grandfather George Roger Teacher Mac Old Bill (narrator)Headmaster Dawn Faith Bruce Mrs. Evans Roger's Gang #1 Roger's Gang

MAN It was all they talked about getting ready for war - Hope and Glory

MAN It was all they talked about getting ready for war

MAN Sunday the 3rd of September 1939 - Hope and Glory

MAN Sunday the 3rd of September 1939

Where are my stockings I can't find my stockings - Hope and Glory

Where are my stockings I can't find my stockings

WOMAN It's an air raid - Hope and Glory

WOMAN It's an air raid

A few lawn mowers started up again but they didn't ring true somehow - Hope and Glory

A few lawn mowers started up again but they didn't ring...

Well a few bombs might wake up this country - Hope and Glory

Well a few bombs might wake up this country

MOLLY Bloody gin Always makes me cry - Hope and Glory

MOLLY Bloody gin Always makes me cry

Don't worry Sue We're not gonna be like them when we grow up - Hope and Glory

Don't worry Sue We're not gonna be like them when...

Has Sue got it right - Hope and Glory

Has Sue got it right

Before I go there's something I want to tell you - Hope and Glory

Before I go there's something I want to tell you

You know the leg break right - Hope and Glory

You know the leg break right

I'm gonna miss the war And it's all your fault - Hope and Glory

I'm gonna miss the war And it's all your fault

The next one's ours Either it hits us or it goes past - Hope and Glory

The next one's ours Either it hits us or it goes past

Well I'm not going to die in here like a rat in a trap - Hope and Glory

Well I'm not going to die in here like a rat in a trap

That poor woman - Hope and Glory

That poor woman

Now Billy - Hope and Glory

Eyes front - Hope and Glory

O God bring destruction to our enemies - Hope and Glory

O God bring destruction to our enemies

TEACHER Pink Pink - Hope and Glory

TEACHER Pink Pink

Do you wanna join our gang Don't mind - Hope and Glory

Do you wanna join our gang Don't mind

That was great for me How was it for you - Hope and Glory

That was great for me How was it for you

Those some kind of new stockings you're wearing - Hope and Glory

Those some kind of new stockings you're wearing

Susie wakey wakey Quick Quick as lightning now - Hope and Glory

Susie wakey wakey Quick Quick as lightning now

MRS EVANS Know what they're doing now - Hope and Glory

MRS EVANS Know what they're doing now

I've seen better than that - Hope and Glory

I've seen better than that

Pack it in It's time to smash things up - Hope and Glory

Pack it in It's time to smash things up

I want him I want him so much - Hope and Glory

I want him I want him so much

Don't kill love - Hope and Glory

Don't kill love

It's German jam - Hope and Glory

It's German jam

I shall be typing for England - Hope and Glory

I shall be typing for England

I made a mess of it all - Hope and Glory

I made a mess of it all

I suppose they're still learning That's why they keep moving about - Hope and Glory

I suppose they're still learning That's why they...

That was some air raid Air raid - Hope and Glory

That was some air raid Air raid

Don't get smoochy You'll spoil it - Hope and Glory

Don't get smoochy You'll spoil it

God how I hate all this scrimping and squalor - Hope and Glory

God how I hate all this scrimping and squalor

Well I'm looking for something with a little oomph - Hope and Glory

Well I'm looking for something with a little oomph

You know something - Hope and Glory

You know something

Betty Browning - Hope and Glory

But you never loved me enough - Hope and Glory

But you never loved me enough

It's all right She's with me Good - Hope and Glory

It's all right She's with me Good

It's only a house And a ghastly one at that - Hope and Glory

It's only a house And a ghastly one at that

It's nearly summer Let the nippers run wild - Hope and Glory

It's nearly summer Let the nippers run wild

I wish it all could have been different - Hope and Glory

I wish it all could have been different

Look They're coming this way - Hope and Glory

Look They're coming this way

I think you hit him Grandpa - Hope and Glory

I think you hit him Grandpa

No word from Bruce my pet All men are beasts darling - Hope and Glory

No word from Bruce my pet All men are beasts darling

All hens and no cocks - Hope and Glory

All hens and no cocks

You look frustrated Faithy - Hope and Glory

You look frustrated Faithy

That was a googly I know - Hope and Glory

That was a googly I know

You want to know why they're called Faith Hope Grace and Charity - Hope and Glory

You want to know why they're called Faith Hope Grace...

I have no friends Only relations - Hope and Glory

I have no friends Only relations

What can you do with four daughters I asked myself - Hope and Glory

What can you do with four daughters I asked myself

He'll make a good player Give him the you know what - Hope and Glory

He'll make a good player Give him the you know what

That was a googly A googly - Hope and Glory

That was a googly A googly

What is it Clive fetch the doctor - Hope and Glory

What is it Clive fetch the doctor

It's all sticky - Hope and Glory

It's all sticky

CHURCHILL OVER RADIO Now this is not the end - Hope and Glory

CHURCHILL OVER RADIO Now this is not the end

You're not that bad really are you Billy - Hope and Glory

You're not that bad really are you Billy

It was a stray bomb Thank you Adolf - Hope and Glory

It was a stray bomb Thank you Adolf

BILL In all my life nothing ever quite matched - Hope and Glory

BILL In all my life nothing ever quite matched

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Bill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults as he prowls the ruins of bombed houses.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: John Boorman

Writer: John Boorman

Production: Columbia Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 1987

MetaScore: 86/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $10,021,120

Released: 19 Feb 1988

Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. 16 wins & 29 nominations total

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Billy Rohan Collection: Hope and Glory

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