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War Requiem

War Requiem

Derek Jarman

1989

  • War
  • Drama
6.3

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.

Cast & crew

  • Derek JarmanDirector
  • Nathaniel ParkerWilfred Owen
  • Tilda SwintonThe Nurse
  • Laurence OlivierThe Old Soldier
  • Patricia HayesMother
  • Rohan McCulloughEnemy Mother
  • Nigel TerryAbraham
  • Owen TealeThe Unknown Soldier
  • Sean BeanThe German Soldier

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