1917 (2019)
Directed by Sam Mendes
On 6 April 1917 two young British soldiers are sent across no man's land and the ground the Germans have just abandoned in northern France, to stop a battalion walking into a trap.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1British trenches≈ 00:01:00British front line south-east of ArrasInferred
General Erinmore orders the two to carry a message calling off the 2nd Devons' attack; they push through the crowded trenches to the front line.
- 2No man's land and the German trenches≈ 00:15:00British front line south-east of ArrasInferred
They cross no man's land into the empty German lines, where a tripwire brings a tunnel down on them.
- 3Farmhouse with felled cherry trees≈ 00:35:00British front line south-east of ArrasInferred
- 4Ruined town at night≈ 01:00:00Écoust-Saint-Mein, FranceStated on screen
- 52nd Devons' positions≈ 01:28:00Croisilles Wood, near Croisilles, FranceStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 9.3 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Truck: 6.3 km
- Swimming: 3.0 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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