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War Requiem

(1989)

January 6, 1989 1h 30m
62%
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Overview

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.

Derek Jarman

Director

Top Billed Cast

NP

Nathaniel Parker

Wilfred Owen

TS

Tilda Swinton

The Nurse

LO

Laurence Olivier

The Old Soldier

PH

Patricia Hayes

Mother

RM

Rohan McCullough

Enemy Mother

NT

Nigel Terry

Abraham

OT

Owen Teale

The Unknown Soldier

SB

Sean Bean

The German Soldier

AJ

Alex Jennings

Blinded Soldier

CD

Claire Davenport

Ward Sister/Britannia

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