War Requiem

Derek Jarman

  • 6 January 1989 (1989-01-06)

92 minutes

United Kingdom

English

(Old Soldier)

Laurence Olivier

(Wilfred Owen)

Nathaniel Parker

(Nurse)

Tilda Swinton

(German Soldier)

Sean Bean

(Abraham)

Nigel Terry

(Mother)

Patricia Hayes

(Unknown Soldier)

Owen Teale

(Young boy soldier)

Jodie Graber

(Soldier 1)

Spencer Leigh

6 January 1989

United Kingdom

12 September 1989

Canada

26 January 1990.[3]

United States

Shooting for the film took place at Darenth Park Hospital in Kent,[1] beginning 17 October 1988 and lasting for 18 days. It was released on the following dates in English-speaking countries:

Video[edit]

The film was released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1990, but because of its limited release, copies are quite rare. A US (Region 1/NTSC) DVD is available from Kino International.[4] The film has been released on UK Region 2 DVD featuring a Making of War Requiem documentary and interviews with Swinton, Parker and Don Boyd (who also provides an audio commentary). A DVD has also been released in Japan. The film, classified "PG" on its UK release, was classified "12" on its 2008 home media release, with the comment "Contains infrequent strong documentary images of war horror".[5]

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