War Requiem (1989)
Overview
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
Nigel Terry
Abraham
Owen Teale
The Unknown Soldier
Sean Bean
The German Soldier
Alex Jennings
Blinded Soldier
Spencer Leigh
Soldier 1
Richard Stirling
Soldier 3
Linda Spurrier
Nurse 3
David Meyer
Businessman
Clancy Chassay
Young WilfredRecommendations
1917
Paths of Glory
All Quiet on the Western Front
Jacknife
Before Dawn
Sergeant York
Benediction
Birdy
The Yellow Birds
The Kill Team
The Beast
Walking with the Enemy
The Last of the Mohicans
The Thin Red Line
Beneath Hill 60
The Last Full Measure
Casualties of War
The Last Rifleman
The Guns of Navarone
King and Country