Tolkien (2019)

6.9/10 112 min War Drama Romance

Overview

England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.

Cast

Nicholas Hoult

J.R.R. Tolkien

Lily Collins

Edith Bratt

Colm Meaney

Father Francis Morgan

Derek Jacobi

Professor Joseph Wright

Harry Gilby

Young J.R.R. Tolkien

Mimi Keene

Young Edith Bratt

Anthony Boyle

Geoffrey Bache Smith

Adam Bregman

Young Geoffrey Bache Smith

Patrick Gibson

Robert Q. Gilson

Tom Glynn-Carney

Christopher Wiseman

Ty Tennant

Young Christopher Wiseman

Craig Roberts

Private Sam Hodges

Pam Ferris

Mrs. Faulkner

Guillermo Bedward

Young Hilary Tolkien

Laura Donnelly

Mabel Tolkien

Genevieve O'Reilly

Mrs. Smith

Owen Teale

Headmaster Gilson

Al Bollands

First Soldier

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