Movie · 1989
War Requiem
Released 6 January 1989 90 min War / Drama More from 1989 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Laurence Olivier
as The Old Soldier
Patricia Hayes
as Mother
Claire Davenport
as Ward Sister/Britannia
Nigel Terry
as Abraham
David Meyer
as Businessman
Alex Jennings
as Blinded Soldier
Sean Bean
as The German Soldier
Tilda Swinton
as The Nurse
Owen Teale
as The Unknown Soldier
Nathaniel Parker
as Wilfred Owen
Spencer Leigh
as Soldier 1
Richard Stirling
as Soldier 3
Rohan McCullough
as Enemy Mother
Milo Bell
as Soldier 2
Kim Kindersley
as Soldier 4
Stuart Turton
as Soldier 5
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The numbers
55years between the oldest and youngest billed
81Laurence Olivier — oldest on the call sheet
26Richard Stirling — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast