War Requiem 1989

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