Allied

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Release on: Nov 23, 2016

Movie name	:	Allied
Genres	:	Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Run time	:	124 min
Produced by	:	Graham King Steve Starkey
Directed by	:	Robert Zemeckis
Music by	:	Alan Silvestri
Writers	:	Steven Knight
Cinematography	:	Don Burgess
Edited by	:	Mick Audsley Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Production	:	GK Films ImageMovers
Countries	:	UK, USA

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Stars : Brad Pitt, Vincent Ebrahim, Xavier De Guillebon, Marion Cotillard, Camille Cottin, Michael McKell, Vincent Latorre, August Diehl, Fleur Poad, Miryam Hayward, Iselle Rifat, Aysha Kanayo, Anton Blake, Daniel Betts, Sally Messham, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, Charlotte Hope, Celeste Dodwell, Maggie O'Brien, Pearl Rumbelow, Luna Rumbelow, Marion Bailey, Simon McBurney, Matthew Goode, Tom Padley, Iain Batchelor, Josh Dylan, Anton Lesser, Mark Roper, Ami Metcalf, Paul Longley, Freddie Stewart, Christian Rubeck, Ej Martin, Angus Kennedy, Philippe Spall, Raphael Desprez, Raphael Acloque, Ã‰ric ThÃ©obald, Thierry FrÃ©mont, Lukas Johne, Angelique Joan, Chris Reilly, Raffey Cassidy, Hannah Flynn, Chantal Sandal, Michael Altoft, Glyn Angell, Lasco Atkins, David Bonneville, Paul Leon Bridger, Billy Burke, Jonathan Cass, Graham Curry, Tomasz Dabrowski, Laraine Dix, Vikki Edwards, Sternkiker FranÃ§ois, Sorcha Garavan, Cecilia Gragnani, Jason Grangier, Roman Green, Shane Griffin, Robert Isaac Harker, Philip Harvey, Michael Haydon, Richard Hills Jr., Ty Hurley, Sophie Karl, John Kinory, Alex Lorre, Jason Matthewson, Christopher McMullen, Peter Meyer, Richard Price, Claire Richardson, Sophie Shad, Melissa Sirol, Grace Stottor, Faith Tarby, Fran Targ, Marinelly Vaslon, Tony Paul West, Evie Wray, Jake Wyatt, Miroslav Zaruba

Story : In the middle of World War II, in turbulent 1942, a plane flies over Morocco and drops a Royal Canadian Air Force paratrooper who comes in to land on a drop zone, somewhere in the desert dunes outside Casablanca. Just in time before anyone notices him, the fearless Wing Commander Max Vatan gets in a car and heads to the town with orders to meet Parisian Marianne BeausÃ©jour, a skillful member of the French Resistance. On a mission to assassinate the German Ambassador in Casablanca, the two operatives must convince every one of their true feelings as a married couple, while in the background, they need to make the necessary preparations for the critical soirÃ©e. Without delay, after the success of this suicide mission, Max and Marianne flee together to England with plans on marrying and making a family, regardless of the war. Instead, heavy clouds of distrust and suspicion threaten their relationship, when Max receives a call from the Secret Service Division to inform him that his ...

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Over the last seven decades, World War II has continued to provide fodder to filmmakers. While some have chosen to showcase the gory aspects, others like Casablanca (1942) and The English Patient (1996), to name just two, have neatly struck a balance between mush and war. Similarly, Robert Zemeckis’ Allied recounts the love-story of Max and Marianne in his signature sensitive style, mounted stylishly against a vintage backdrop. The movie has both intrigue of treason and the passion of the players. What works for it, is the filmmaker's adept story-telling technique. And though the screen proceedings are dominated by just the two protagonists, the remarkable performances from Pitt and Cottilard keep you rivetted.

This couple stands warned that marriages made on the field, never succeed. Yet they find it hard to douse the fires of passion that are kindled. Of course, the Indian Censor has played spoilsport and ``suggested cuts’’ which only allows us a watered-down version.

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