1,600 lives and possibly the fate of a nation at war is in a message written on a piece of paper. George MacKay is Lance Corporal Schofield in Sam Mendes’ '1917.'
On their road, we meet characters played by well-loved actors: Colin Firth, Andrew Scott, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and Richard Madden. Andrew Scott (“Sherlock,” “Fleabag”), however, steals the show as the disgruntled commander of the Yorks.