War Requiem

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.)

Director: Derek Jarman

Genre: War, Drama

Cast: Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton, Laurence Olivier, Patricia Hayes, Rohan McCullough, Nigel Terry, Owen Teale, Sean Bean, Alex Jennings, Claire Davenport

  • Release date: 1989-01-06
  • Runtime: 90
  • Country: United Kingdom
IMDb
6.6
963 votes
TMDB
6.4
20 votes
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FA
6.2