One Life Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker played by Hopkins, who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed?

Drama True Story War

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in One Life.

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  Anthony Hopkins

  ... Sir Nicholas Winton

  Locked, 360

• J
  Johnny Flynn

  The Outfit, Emma

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  Helena Bonham Carter

  Cinderella, Alice Through the Looking Glass

• J
  Jonathan Pryce

  William Tell, G.I. Joe: Retaliation

• R
  Romola Garai

  Amazing Grace, The Critic

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  Alex Sharp

  Better Start Swimming, The Trial of the Chicago 7

• L
  Lena Olin

  Remember Me, Darkness

• A
  Adrian Rawlins

  The Woman in Black 2 Angels of Death, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

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  Samantha Spiro

  Still Up (series)

• M
  Marthe Keller

  Hereafter

• Z
  Ziggy Heath

Crew Behind the Film

The One Life behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director James Hawes last directed Prey for the Devil and Amateur. The film's writer Lucinda Coxon last wrote The Little Stranger and The Danish Girl.

Director

James Hawes

Screenwriters

Lucinda Coxon
Nick Drake

Production Details

What we know about the One Life movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on If It’s Not Impossible…The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton, which was written by his daughter Barbara Winton.

Production Updates for One Life

Dec 2023

Completed

Changed One Life movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2023

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2022

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Filming this year on locations in the UK and the Czech Republic.

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