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Private Peaceful

2012·Drama·1h 40m
7.0
★
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Directed by Pat O'Connor
bomb
world war i
gas attack
post world war i
soldier
period drama
childhood friends
childhood love
childhood sweetheart
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Cast

Jack O'Connell
Jack O'Connell
Charlie Peaceful
George MacKay
George MacKay
Tommo Peaceful
Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
The Colonel
Frances de la Tour
Frances de la Tour
Grandma Wolf
Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake
Hazel Peaceful
Alexandra Roach
Alexandra Roach
Molly Monks
John Lynch
John Lynch
Sergeant Hanley
Anthony Flanagan
Anthony Flanagan
Recruiting Sergeant
Paul Ready
Paul Ready
Captain Wilkins
Eline Powell
Eline Powell
Anna
James Laurenson
James Laurenson
Major Fitzpatrick
Stephen Kennedy
Stephen Kennedy
James Peaceful

Crew

Pat O'Connor
Pat O'Connor
Director
Rachel Portman
Rachel Portman
Original Music Composer
Jerzy Zieliński
Jerzy Zieliński
Director of Photography
Guy de Beaujeu
Guy de Beaujeu
Producer
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo
Executive Producer
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo
Novel
Cristian Knight
Cristian Knight
Stunts

Popular Reviews

36 reviews
Eliza
Eliza
8.0★ · 05/13/26
Private Peaceful
Dream white boy sandwich AND it’s a war film? Doesn’t take a lot to please a little lass like me
Dream white boy sandwich AND it’s a war film? Doesn’t take a lot to please a little lass like me
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Ethan_ferrari
Ethan_ferrari
3.0★ · 08/08/25
Private Peaceful
I genuinely couldn’t give a shit about any of these characters
I genuinely couldn’t give a shit about any of these characters
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Milly Britt
Milly Britt
8.0★ · 06/08/25
Private Peaceful
Me excited to watch George and Jack in a movie together but now I just want to die
Me excited to watch George and Jack in a movie together but now I just want to die
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Nivyn Robson
Nivyn Robson
6.0★ · 09/14/24
Private Peaceful
cant believe i saw george mackay in my hometown one time 😖 but he is king of ww movies
cant believe i saw george mackay in my hometown one time 😖 but he is king of ww movies
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Natasha
Natasha
4.0★ · 08/05/24
Private Peaceful
should i read the book
should i read the book
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