![Sam Mendes's 1917 has been praised for its technique and poetic depiction of the horrors of trench warfare – but is his film original? | The Independent | The Independent Sam Mendes's 1917 has been praised for its technique and poetic depiction of the horrors of trench warfare – but is his film original? | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/01/08/11/1917-George-MacKay-2.jpg)
Sam Mendes's 1917 has been praised for its technique and poetic depiction of the horrors of trench warfare – but is his film original? | The Independent | The Independent
![In 1917(2019), Lance Corporal Schofield fires only 10 shots the entire film. The exact amount of bullets that fit inside his Lee Enfield Rifle. : r/MovieDetails In 1917(2019), Lance Corporal Schofield fires only 10 shots the entire film. The exact amount of bullets that fit inside his Lee Enfield Rifle. : r/MovieDetails](https://i.redd.it/uqdqiyiadqo41.jpg)
In 1917(2019), Lance Corporal Schofield fires only 10 shots the entire film. The exact amount of bullets that fit inside his Lee Enfield Rifle. : r/MovieDetails
![George MacKay as Lance Corporal William Schofield in "1917" | George mackay, Benedict cumberbatch, Good movies George MacKay as Lance Corporal William Schofield in "1917" | George mackay, Benedict cumberbatch, Good movies](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/fb/12/d4/fb12d401566462c91b61b2649d2579ed.jpg)
George MacKay as Lance Corporal William Schofield in "1917" | George mackay, Benedict cumberbatch, Good movies
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![The true story that inspired the new WWI film, 1917, based on director Sam Mendes' grandfather | Daily Mail Online The true story that inspired the new WWI film, 1917, based on director Sam Mendes' grandfather | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/21/22113986-0-image-a-4_1576099719503.jpg)