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In Which We Serve

1942 film by David Lean, Noël Coward
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Summary

In Which We Serve is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,567 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Honorary Award[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5]
  • Director: Noël Coward[6], David Lean[7]
  • Screenwriter: Noël Coward[8]
  • Composer: Noël Coward[9], Clifton Parker[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11], flashback film[12], war film[13]
  • Cast member: John Mills[14], Bernard Miles[15], Celia Johnson[16], Noël Coward[17], Michael Wilding[18], James Donald[19], Daniel Massey[20], Juliet Mills[21], Richard Attenborough[22], Leslie Howard[23], Joyce Carey[24], Kay Walsh[25], Michael Anderson[26], Philip Friend[27]
  • Producer: Noël Coward[28]
  • Production company: Two Cities Films[29]
  • Director of photography: Ronald Neame[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 90%[33]
  • Color: black-and-white[34]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[35]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1942[36], September 17, 1942[37], December 23, 1942[38]
  • Distributed by: British Lion Films[39], Netflix[40]
  • Narrative location: Crete[41]
  • Main subject: World War II[42]
  • Film editor: David Lean[43], Thelma Connell[44]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[45], Academy Award for Best Picture[46]
  • Title: In Which We Serve[47]
  • Duration: 114 minutes[48]
  • Capital cost: 240,000 pounds sterling[49]
  • Set in period: World War II[50], 20th century[51], 1940s[52]
  • Narrator: Leslie Howard[53]

Why It Matters

In Which We Serve has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did In Which We Serve receive?

Honors received include Academy Honorary Award[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5].

Related Entities

Celia Johnson David Lean film John Mills Leslie Howard Michael Anderson Netflix Noël Coward Richard Attenborough United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [20] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hy', 'it',
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  2. 21d ago · Davidultra · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 23d ago · Davidultra · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
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  5. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 9w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
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  7. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → in-which-we-serve
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  8. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1942-09-17T00:00:00Z, +1942-12-23T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Noël Coward
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+114'}
    Narrator → Leslie Howard
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