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 as Wilfred Owen
- Tilda Swinton as The Nurse
- Laurence Olivier as The Old Soldier
- Patricia Hayes as Mother
- Rohan McCullough as Enemy Mother
- Nigel Terry as Abraham
- Owen Teale as The Unknown Soldier
- Sean Bean as The German Soldier
- Alex Jennings as Blinded Soldier
- Claire Davenport as Ward Sister/Britannia