Benediction

Benediction

137 mins | Drama, War, History | Dec. 23, 2021

Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.

Benediction

137 mins | Drama, War, History | Dec. 23, 2021

Benediction
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers BBC Films, Bankside Films, Creative England, Emu Films, M.Y.R.A. Entertainment, British Film Institute (BFI) Production Board
Original title Benediction
Directors Terence Davies
Writers Terence Davies

Cast

Jack Lowden

as Siegfried Sassoon

Peter Capaldi

as Siegfried Sassoon (Older)

Simon Russell Beale

as Robbie Ross

Jeremy Irvine

as Ivor Novello

Calam Lynch

as Stephen Tennant

Tom Blyth

as Glen Byam Shaw

Kate Phillips

as Hester Gatty

Gemma Jones

as Hester Gatty (Older)

Geraldine James

as Theresa Thornycroft

Ben Daniels

as Dr. Rivers

Edmund Kingsley

as Rex Whistler

Harry Lawtey

as Bobby Andrews

Anton Lesser

as Stephen Tennant (Older)

Lia Williams

as Edith Sitwell

Suzanne Bertish

as Lady Ottoline Morrell

Jude Akuwudike

as Priest

Joanna Bacon

as Lady Sybil Colefax

Matthew Tennyson

as Wilfred Owen

Julian Sands

as Chief Medical Officer

Thom Ashley

as Hamo Sassoon

Richard Goulding

as George Sassoon

David Shields

as Alexander Fenton

Edward Bennett

as T.E. Lawrence

Paddy Rowan

as Young Soldier

Kellie Shirley

as Singing Girl