Tolkien 

Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.

Director:

Dome Karukoski

Writers:

David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford

Stars:

Lily Collins, Nicholas Hoult, Pam Ferris

Cast

Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Lily Collins	...	Edith Bratt
Nicholas Hoult	...	J.R.R. Tolkien
Pam Ferris	...	Mrs. Faulkner
Patrick Gibson	...	R.Q. Gilson
Genevieve O'Reilly
Craig Roberts	...	Sam
Derek Jacobi
Colm Meaney	...	Father Francis Morgan
Laura Donnelly
Anthony Boyle	...	G.B. Smith
Tom Glynn-Carney	...	Christopher Wiseman
Harry Gilby	...	Young J.R.R Tolkien
Ty Tennant	...	Young Christopher Wiseman
Aaron Neil	...	Sergeant Kahn
John Alan Roberts	...	WW1 British Sergeant / sikh Sergeant

Storyline

Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the "fellowship" apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.

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Plot Keywords:

soldier | author | inspiration | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Also Known As:

A Light in the Darkness

Filming Locations:

Liverpool, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Chernin Entertainment

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicholas Hoult also appeared in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), as did Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in Peter Jackson's film adaptations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.