For Queen and Country

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.

For Queen and Country
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMartin Stellman
Written by
  • Martin Stellman
  • Trix Worrell
Produced byTim Bevan
Starring
CinematographyRichard Greatrex
Edited bySteve Singleton
Music byMichael Kamen
Production
companies
  • Zenith Productions Limited
  • Working Title
Distributed by
Release dates
  • May 17, 1988 (1988-05-17) (Cannes)
  • May 19, 1989 (1989-05-19) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million
Box office$191,051 (US)
£124,048 (UK)

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.

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