War Requiem

Name: War Requiem
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1989-01-06
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton, Laurence Olivier, Patricia Hayes, Rohan McCullough

1989·War·1h 30m

7.1

★

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.

Directed by Derek Jarman

world war i

gay theme

Trailer

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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

Crew

Derek Jarman

Director

Derek Jarman

Writer

Richard Greatrex

Director of Photography

Benjamin Britten

Music

Benjamin Britten

Conductor

Susie Figgis

Casting

Popular Reviews

5 reviews

Tucker Clement

10.0★ · 02/17/20

this is almost a documentary so I hesitate to rate it but wOW. It’s like a Fantasia for World War 1. The music and the visuals... beautiful.

Art house film doing the Lord’s work.

Rob

8.0★ · 07/14/25

Iby

6.5★ · 07/20/23

Vardeman

6.0★ · 07/03/23

Jacob Wu

10.0★ · 12/17/21