![1917 movie: The Best Picture front-runner turns WWI into a tale of individual heroism. Give it an Oscar? 1917 movie: The Best Picture front-runner turns WWI into a tale of individual heroism. Give it an Oscar?](https://compote.slate.com/images/27a9bd85-7640-4f97-9c34-1561869739fc.jpeg?width=780&height=520&rect=1100x733&offset=0x0)
1917 movie: The Best Picture front-runner turns WWI into a tale of individual heroism. Give it an Oscar?
Sam Mendes on his single-take war movie '1917': 'It's not a comment on contemporary political events'
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Oscars 2020: Director Sam Mendes recalls challenges of making '1917' and making it look like one continuous shot - ABC7 New York
![In the movie 1917 (2019), Schoffield and Tom find an abandoned farm after going trough a camp of chopped cherry trees. The camera then focus on the exact spot Tom is going In the movie 1917 (2019), Schoffield and Tom find an abandoned farm after going trough a camp of chopped cherry trees. The camera then focus on the exact spot Tom is going](https://i.redd.it/h6fjvgde83p41.jpg)