War Requiem (1989)

Director: Derek Jarman

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

Nathaniel Parker

Wilfred Owen

Tilda Swinton

The Nurse

Laurence Olivier

The Old Soldier

Patricia Hayes

Mother

Rohan McCullough

Enemy Mother

Nigel Terry

Abraham

Owen Teale

The Unknown Soldier

Sean Bean

The German Soldier

Alex Jennings

Blinded Soldier

Claire Davenport

Ward Sister/Britannia