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16/01/2015 History, Drama, War 2h 9m
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Divided by war. United by love.

Overview

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

  1. Juliette Towhidi

    Writer

  2. James Kent

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Alicia Vikander

    Vera Brittain

  2. Kit Harington

    Roland Leighton

  3. Taron Egerton

    Edward Brittain

  4. Colin Morgan

    Victor Richardson

  5. Dominic West

    Mr. Brittain

  6. Emily Watson

    Mrs. Brittain

  7. Hayley Atwell

    Hope Milroy

  8. Anna Chancellor

    Mrs. Leighton

  9. Miranda Richardson

    Miss Lorimer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-10
I remember really enjoying the 1979 BBC dramatisation of this Vera Brittain memoir of her experiences as the Great War took hold of Britain at the start of the 20th century. It's all a little like "Narnia" as her family live out their lives in peace and relative prosperity whilst she (Alicia Vikander) considers a career at Somerville College. Her brother Edward (Taron Egerton) is keen to join up, but their dad (Dominic West) is having none of that so he asks her to try to "persuade" him. That's the start of her own involvement in this conflict, an involvement that is going to expose her to hid...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$1,822,250.00

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