Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth
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2015
2h 9m
7.3(776 votes)
History
Drama
War

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.

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Production Companies

BBC Film
Heyday Films
Nordisk Film Denmark
Lipsync Productions
BFI
Sony Pictures Classics
Protagonist Pictures
Ingenious Media

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

26 members
Acting

Alicia Vikander

Vera Brittain

Alicia Vikander
Acting

Kit Harington

Roland Leighton

Kit Harington
Acting

Taron Egerton

Edward Brittain

Taron Egerton
Acting

Colin Morgan

Victor Richardson

Colin Morgan
Acting

Dominic West

Mr. Brittain

Dominic West
Acting

Emily Watson

Mrs. Brittain

Emily Watson
Acting

Hayley Atwell

Hope Milroy

Hayley Atwell
Acting

Anna Chancellor

Mrs. Leighton

Anna Chancellor
Acting

Miranda Richardson

Miss Lorimer

Miranda Richardson
Acting

Joanna Scanlan

Aunt Belle

Joanna Scanlan
Acting

Alexandra Roach

Winifred Holtby

Alexandra Roach
Acting

Jenn Murray

Dorothy

Jenn Murray
Acting

Henry Garrett

George

Henry Garrett
Acting

Nicholas Le Prevost

Mr Leighton

Nicholas Le Prevost
Acting

Nicholas Farrell

Headmaster

Nicholas Farrell
Acting

Daisy Waterstone

Clare Leighton

Daisy Waterstone
Acting

Niamh Cusack

Sister Jones

Niamh Cusack
Acting

Teresa Churcher

Passenger

Teresa Churcher
Acting

Xavier Atkins

Boy on Bicycle

Xavier Atkins
Acting

Heather Nicol

Celebrating Nurse

Heather Nicol
Acting

Laura Elsworthy

Nurse Scott

Laura Elsworthy
Acting

Naomi Everson

Nurse Milton

Naomi Everson
Acting

Jonathan Bailey

Geoffrey

Jonathan Bailey
Acting

Charlotte Hope

Betty

Charlotte Hope
Acting

Josh Taylor

Wounded Solider

No Image
Acting

Paul Cavendish

Doctor (uncredited)

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