Six Minutes to Midnight

2020
12
1h 39m

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5.9/10

6.5K

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Judi Dench, James D'Arcy, and Eddie Izzard in Six Minutes to Midnight (2020)

In the summer of 1939, school teacher Thomas Miller (Eddie Izzard) takes a last minute role teaching English at the Augusta-Victoria College, Bexhill-on-Sea, a finishing school on the south coast of England. Despite the political storm clouds forming across Europe, daughters of influential families in Nazi Germany learn deportment, Shakespeare and how to be faithful members of Hitler’s League of German Girls.

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UK, Aug. 15, 1939: 17 days before WWII, an English teacher and his camera disappear from a coastal boarding school with 20 German teen girls. Miller gets the job six days later, secretly try... Read allUK, Aug. 15, 1939: 17 days before WWII, an English teacher and his camera disappear from a coastal boarding school with 20 German teen girls. Miller gets the job six days later, secretly trying to find out what happened.UK, Aug. 15, 1939: 17 days before WWII, an English teacher and his camera disappear from a coastal boarding school with 20 German teen girls. Miller gets the job six days later, secretly trying to find out what happened.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

6.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Six Minutes To Midnight: Augusta Victoria College (UK)

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Six Minutes To Midnight: League Of German Girls (UK)

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7robsmuffins

Good little movie

I though Eddie Izzard was surprisingly good in the leading roll ,and the story just got on with things . Definitely worth a watch . Who doesnt like seeing nazis plans scuppered.

8andrew-805

More subtle than most movies today - entertaining though

No CGI superheroes or Hollywood schmalz this very English feel is predictable but nuanced and entertaining nonetheless.

Don't believe the poor reviews; it is not that bad if a bit 39 Steps and the script isn't poor at all. It is understated which is a bit of a disadvantage in these over the top times.

Judi Dench and Eddie Izzard shine.

The soundtrack is excellent

The ending. Is pretty effective. - in these days it's better than most dark offerings.

7communitygold1

Good English movie

Pretty predictable but okay to fill in an afternoon. Probably be a family type movie for older ones. No sex or swearing! Limited violence.

Quite believable.

8ross-547-585754

A good 'spy' film based on pre WWII.

Creditable performances, a good plot and just enough Hitler Youth to make you want to see their plans undone.

The film was set in 1939, and played out like a spy drama from that era.

I was with it the whole way and the dramatic final scenes kept me interested.

Glad I saw it.

7djbrittas

Enjoyable film, worth a watch

After reading some reviews I went into this film a little hesitantly with pretty low expectations, however I was pleasantly surprised with the story telling and acting is very good.

Plot moves along at a good pace with a few decent twists - all in all a decent film with good acting and enjoyable to watch.

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Trivia
The title of the film is nothing to do with the Doomsday Clock, which was not introduced until eight years after the events of the film, and is nothing to do with British Intelligence. As the character of Captain Drey explains in the film itself, it refers to Miller's Intelligence phone contact number which is Whitehall 1154.

Goofs
On the beach waiting for the German plane, the two lines of schoolgirls are nowhere near far enough apart for the plane to land between them, but their flare-lit lines appear from the approaching plane's cockpit to be the proper width.

Quotes
Miss Rocholl: What sort of Englishman would accept a post teaching Herr Hitler's league of German girls?
Thomas Miller: My father is German.
Miss Rocholl: I do not like surprises.

Connections
Featured in Six Minutes to Midnight: Behind the Scenes (2020)

Soundtracks
Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty
Words and Music by Fred Godfrey, A.J. Mills, Bennett Scott
Published by B Fieldman & Co Ltd, Francis Day & Hunter Ltd
Performed by Scarlett White