War Requiem: 20th Anniversary Edition

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War Requiem
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Si Wooldridge

A film by Derek Jarman, composed and conducted by Benjamin Britten...
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 89 minutes
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date: 10/11/2008
Content Type: Musical Recording

Synopsis:
Based on the life of celebrated war poet Wilfred Owen, who died in 1918 just one week before the Armistice, this film is a blend of Derek Jarman visuals, Benjamin Britten's music and Wilfred Owen's poetry.

Special Features:
Requiem on Jarman

Commentary by Don Boyd

War Requiem Live In Liverpool

Related Websites:
http://www.secondsightfilms.co.uk

Video Tracks:
16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio Tracks:
LPCM Stereo

Subtitle Tracks:
N/A

Directed By:
Derek Jarman

Written By:
Derek Jarman
Benjamin Britten
Wilfred Owen

Starring:
Nathaniel Parker
Tilda Swinton
Owen Teale
Sean Bean
Sir Laurence Olivier

Casting By:
Abi Cohen

Soundtrack By:
Benjamin Britten

Director of Photography:
Richard Greatrex

Editor:
Rick Elgood