War Requiem (film)
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War Requiem is a 1989 film adaptation of Benjamin Britten's musical piece of the same name.
War Requiem | |
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Directed by | Derek Jarman |
Screenplay by | Derek Jarman |
Based on | War Requiem by Benjamin Britten |
Produced by | Don Boyd |
Narrated by | Laurence Olivier Nathaniel Parker Tilda Swinton Sean Bean Nigel Terry |
Cinematography | Richard Greatrex |
Edited by | Rick Elgood |
Music by | Benjamin Britten |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
It was shot in 1988 by the British film director Derek Jarman with the 1963 recording as the soundtrack, produced by Don Boyd and financed by the BBC. Decca Records required that the 1963 recording be heard on its own, with no overlaid soundtrack or other sound effects.[1][2] The film featured Nathaniel Parker as Wilfred Owen, and Laurence Olivier in his last acting appearance before his death in July 1989. The film is structured as the reminiscences of Olivier's character, the Old Soldier in a wheelchair, and Olivier recites "Strange Meeting" in the film's prologue.[1]