War Requiem

War Requiem

90 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 6, 1989

A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem, which include WWI soldier poet Wilfred Owen's poems reflecting the war's horrors. It shows the story of an Englishman soldier (Wilfred Owen) and a nurse (his bride) during World War I. It also includes actual footage of contemporary wars (WWII, Vietnam, Angola, etc.)

War Requiem

90 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 6, 1989

War Requiem
A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem, which include WWI soldier poet Wilfred Owen's poems reflecting the war's horrors. It shows the story of an Englishman soldier (Wilfred Owen) and a nurse (his bride) during World War I. It also includes actual footage of contemporary wars (WWII, Vietnam, Angola, etc.)
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers BBC, Liberty Film Sales, Anglo International Films
Original title War Requiem
Directors Derek Jarman
Writers Derek Jarman

Cast

Nathaniel Parker

as Wilfred Owen

Tilda Swinton

as The Nurse

Laurence Olivier

as The Old Soldier

Patricia Hayes

as Mother

Rohan McCullough

as Enemy Mother

Nigel Terry

as Abraham

Owen Teale

as The Unknown Soldier

Sean Bean

as The German Soldier

Alex Jennings

as Blinded Soldier

Claire Davenport

as Ward Sister/Britannia

Spencer Leigh

as Soldier 1

Milo Bell

as Soldier 2

Richard Stirling

as Soldier 3

Kim Kindersley

as Soldier 4

Stuart Turton

as Soldier 5

Lucinda Gane

as Nurse 1

Beverly Seymour

as Nurse 2

Linda Spurrier

as Nurse 3

David Meyer

as Businessman

Clancy Chassay

as Young Wilfred

Jody Graber

as Enemy Child

Liberty Ross

as Young Girl