Birdsong (2012– )

As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.

Stars:

Eddie Redmayne, Clémence Poésy, Matthew Goode

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Eddie Redmayne	...	Stephen Wraysford (2 episodes, 2012)
Clémence Poésy	...	Isabelle (2 episodes, 2012)
Matthew Goode	...	Captain Gray (2 episodes, 2012)
Rory Keenan	...	Private Brennan (2 episodes, 2012)
Thomas Turgoose	...	Private Tipper (2 episodes, 2012)
Richard Madden	...	Captain Weir (2 episodes, 2012)
Joseph Mawle	...	Jack Firebrace (2 episodes, 2012)
Simon Nehan	...	Evans (2 episodes, 2012)
Daniel Cerqueira	...	Shaw (2 episodes, 2012)
Nicholas Moss	...	RSM Price (2 episodes, 2012)
Marie-Josée Croze	...	Jeanne (2 episodes, 2012)
Matthew Aubrey	...	Private Byrne (2 episodes, 2012)
Paul Rattray	...	Tyson (2 episodes, 2012)
Misi Dunai	...	Riley (2 episodes, 2012)
Piroska Molnár	...	Marguerite (2 episodes, 2012)

Storyline

As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.

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Plot Keywords:

france | soldier | world war one | based on novel | based on book

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 April 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Linnulaul

Filming Locations:

Raleigh Studios Budapest- Felsokert utca 9, Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Working Title Television, Masterpiece, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

165 min 165 min (2 parts)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.10 (2012)

User Reviews

Outstanding Gets my vote for Best Movie of 2012

First let me say that there are not enough movies made about WWI. Thats a shame.

I didn't read the book, in fact I had never heard of this until one night in May of 2012, when I had promised to take my daughter to see "The Avengers" only to discover it was sold out when we got to the theater. We came back home and turned on the TV set and this movie was about to come on. Being a fan of WWI movies like "The Lost Battalion","Flyboys" and "The Trench", I thought that I'd give this movie a look.

I was so glad I watched this movie. I was glued to my TV for both nights that it was on. I found the story gripping and moving. I didn't want to get out of my chair (not even to go get a soda from the refrigerator). I found the cinematography to be absolutely beautiful. The battle scenes were very moving, I felt like I was down in that crawlspace with them. I know that most people will call this a love story, but I would call it a human story. Amazing Story about coming of age, falling in love and going to war. I cant praise this movie enough.

The acting is very well done, The Cinematography is amazing, the sets are very realistic, and the music score is good. I loved this movie. After watching a serious emotional movie like this, I wasn't in the mood to see cartoon-ish movie like "The Avengers" for a while.

I loved this movie I purchased a copy on DVD