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1917 (2019)

Where 1917 says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The mission runs across northern France, but it was filmed in England, with a river run in County Durham and a ruined town built in a Glasgow dock.

Scenes and places

The order at the British front line (1917)

Schofield and Blake are ordered to carry a message that can stop an attack on 1,600 men, among them Blake's brother. Blake wants to leave at once; Schofield distrusts the news that the Germans have gone.

Set in British front-line trenches, northern France — Where the two lance corporals receive the order and set out across no man's land.

A British front-line trench in northern France, 6 April 1917.

Filmed at Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire — The trench sets were built on Salisbury Plain; the exact spot is not named in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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No man's land and the abandoned German trench (1917)

The two cut across no man's land to save time and reach the empty German lines. In an underground barracks a tripwire is set off by a rat, and the collapse nearly kills Schofield before Blake pulls him out.

Set in Abandoned German trenches — The empty German lines the two cross after the withdrawal.

A deserted German trench system left behind in the withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line.

Filmed at Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire — Trench sets on Salisbury Plain; whether this scene used the plain or the RAF Bovingdon set is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The abandoned farm and the crashed plane (1917)

At a farm with a downed German plane, the two pull the burning pilot from the wreck. The rescue turns on Blake, and Schofield is left to carry the mission alone.

Set in Abandoned farmhouse — The farm where the German plane has crashed.

A ruined farmhouse, the hardest set on the shoot.

Filmed at Netheravon, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire — A French farmhouse set was built near Netheravon for this scene and removed after filming. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The broken canal bridge and the sniper (1917)

Alone after leaving the lorries, Schofield crosses what is left of a bridge and comes under fire. He tracks the sniper to his tower.

Set in Canal bridge near Écoust-Saint-Mein — The wrecked crossing where the British lorries stop. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A destroyed canal bridge near Écoust-Saint-Mein.

Filmed at Govan Graving Docks, Glasgow — Glasgow's Govan Graving Docks, where a temporary bridge set was built; the scene match rests on one source. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Night in the ruins of Écoust (1917)

Knocked unconscious, Schofield wakes at night and moves through the flare-lit ruins. He hides from a German platoon and meets a French woman sheltering an infant.

Set in Écoust-Saint-Mein — The ruined town Schofield crosses at night. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A burning town at night; the film cuts to black before this scene.

Filmed at Govan Graving Docks, Glasgow — The town was a set built at Govan; the sources do not name the exact scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen — The only location outside Britain: the source for the burning-church visual effects. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The river and the waterfall (1917)

Chased by the platoon, Schofield jumps into a river and is swept over a waterfall before he reaches the bank.

Set in River near Écoust-Saint-Mein — The river Schofield is carried down.

A fast river with falls; the shoot is linked to the River Styx.

Filmed at Low Force, River Tees, County Durham — Sections were shot near Low Force, with artificial bodies placed around the site. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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D Company in the forest (1917)

Schofield finds D Company of the 2nd Devons, about to form the last wave of the attack, and rushes to reach Colonel Mackenzie.

Set in Forest assembly area, 2nd Devons — Where D Company waits before moving up.

A forest assembly area behind the front.

The run across the battlefield (1917)

With the trenches too crowded, Schofield goes over the top and sprints across open ground as the charge begins. He forces his way in to Colonel Mackenzie.

Set in Battlefield beside the British trench line — The open ground Schofield runs across.

The open battlefield beside the British trench line.

Characters

• William Schofield — A Somme veteran and lance corporal sent with a message across enemy lines.
• Tom Blake — A lance corporal whose brother is in the attack he is trying to stop.