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Hollywood vs history

While Sam Mendes’ latest blockbuster, war epic 1917 , has wowed audiences, won critical plaudits and looks set for Oscar success, some were less convinced. The columnist Peter Hitchens (@ClarkeMicah), for instance, described the film as “unhistorical, lightweight piffle”.

Yet it was when the

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