For Queen and Country

For Queen and Country
For Queen and Country
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Martin Stellman
Written by	Martin Stellman; Trix Worrell;
Produced by	Tim Bevan
Starring	Denzel Washington; George Baker; Amanda Redman; Dorian Healy; Geff Francis; Bruce Payne;
Cinematography	Richard Greatrex
Edited by	Steve Singleton
Music by	Michael Kamen
Production; companies	Zenith Productions Limited; Working Title;
Distributed by	United International Pictures (United Kingdom); Atlantic Entertainment Group (United States);
Release dates	May 17, 1988 (Cannes); May 19, 1989 (United States);
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million
Box office	$191,051 (US); £124,048 (UK)

For Queen and Country is a 1988 crime drama film co-written and directed by Martin Stellman and starring Denzel Washington in Panavision. Washington stars as Reuben James, a Black British former paratrooper, who joined the British Army to escape the poverty of inner city London; Reuben fights in the Falklands War, and upon returning home he finds that society ignores and challenges him while trying to adjust to normal life.

The film received mixed reviews and was a box office flop. It has recently been reevaluated as a serious critique of Thatcherism and its effects on the UK in the 1980s.^[6]^[7]

^ ^a ^b "For Queen and Country (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
^ "For Queen & Country (1988)". BBFC. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "For Queen and Country". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 22.
^ For Queen And Country 1988|Movie TV Guide
^ For Queen & Country (1989) - Review Summary The New York Times

[bfi-1] "For Queen and Country (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-21.

[2] "For Queen & Country (1988)". BBFC. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

[3] "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[mojo-4] "For Queen and Country". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

[org-5] "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 22.

[6] For Queen And Country 1988|Movie TV Guide

[7] For Queen & Country (1989) - Review Summary The New York Times

[2]

[1]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]