1917: Zoe Strimpel and Tom Stammers discuss Sam Mendes's 2020 box-office smash
1917, released in the UK in January 2020, was one of the most successful war movies of all time. Unlike its smash hit stablemates, though, it focussed on World War One instead of Two. We discuss the appetite for World War One narratives, how perceptions of the war have changed, and why.