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War Requiem

Film with no spoken dialogue which follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem and includes Wilfred Owen's poems reflecting the horrors of war.

Film with no spoken dialogue which follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem and includes Wilfred Owen's poems reflecting the horrors of war. It portrays the story of an English soldier, Owen, and a nurse (his bride) during World War I, and includes footage from World War II and wars in Vietnam and Angola.

1 hour, 26 minutes

Last on

Mon 31 Mar 2014 00:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Wilfred Owen Nathaniel Parker
Nurse Tilda Swinton
Old Soldier Laurence Olivier
Mother Patricia Hayes
Director Derek Jarman
Producer Don Boyd

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