War Requiem (1989)

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92 min - Drama | War - 6 January 1989 (UK)

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Nathaniel Parker	...	Wilfred Owen
	Tilda Swinton	...	Nurse
	Laurence Olivier	...	Old Soldier
	Patricia Hayes	...	Mother
	Rohan McCullough	...	Enemy Mother
	Nigel Terry	...	Abraham
	Owen Teale	...	Unknown Soldier
	Sean Bean	...	German Soldier
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Milo Bell
	Harvey Cooper
	Claire Davenport
	Antony Gabriel	...	Liet. Harper
	Alex Jennings
	Thomas Kett	...	Recruit
	Kim Kindersley	...	Soldier 2

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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.) Written by Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>

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