War Requiem (1989)
During World War I, British soldier Owen is mortified by the examples of cruelty that surround him in the trenches. He combats these terrifying images by maintaining hope in his love for an army nurse. But he also begins to accept his fate as another battlefield sacrifice.
- Date of release
- 1989-01-06
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (23)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Derek Jarman
Casting
- Nathaniel Parker — Wilfred Owen
- Tilda Swinton — The Nurse
- Laurence Olivier — The Old Soldier
- Patricia Hayes — Mother
- Rohan McCullough — Enemy Mother
- Nigel Terry — Abraham
- Owen Teale — The Unknown Soldier
- Sean Bean — The German Soldier
- Alex Jennings — Blinded Soldier
- Claire Davenport — Ward Sister/Britannia
- Spencer Leigh — Soldier 1
- Milo Bell — Soldier 2
Interesting facts
War Requiem is a 1989 film adaptation of Benjamin Britten's musical piece of the same name.
Filming
Shooting for the film took place at Darenth Park Hospital in Kent, beginning 17 October 1988 and lasting for 18 days. It was released on the following dates in English-speaking countries:
Read on Wikipedia · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.
Recommended
- Benediction 2021 · ★ 6.1
- 1917 2019 · ★ 8.0
- Jacknife 1989 · ★ 6.4
- The War Below 2021 · ★ 6.6
- All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 · ★ 7.8
- Paths of Glory 1957 · ★ 8.3
- The Last Rifleman 2023 · ★ 6.6
- The Yellow Birds 2018 · ★ 6.0
- Men in War 1957 · ★ 6.6
- Field of Lost Shoes 2015 · ★ 6.1
- A Month in the Country 1987 · ★ 6.5
- Before Dawn 2024 · ★ 6.9