Testament of Youth
Rating: 7.8 · 1979 · Drama, War · United Kingdom · 1 sns
Description
A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth—a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI—chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing "hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood." Her plan is to attend Oxford.
Information
- Year
- 1979
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Seasons
- 1
- TMDB
- 7.8
- IMDb
- 7.8
- Tagline
- A time when war overshadowed everything but hope
Director
Cast
- Cheryl Campbell — Vera Brittain
- Emrys James — Mr. Brittain
- Jane Wenham — Mrs Brittain
- Peter Woodward — Roland Leighton
- Rosalie Crutchley — Miss Penrose
- Rupert Frazer — Edward Brittain
- Michael Troughton — Victor Richardson
- June Tobin
- Geoffrey Burridge
- Jane Booker
- Tricia George
- Hazel Douglas
- Victor Lucas
- Joanna McCallum
- Susan Bovell
- Denis Carey
- Jill Cowles
- Janet Davies
- Joanna Foster
- Guy Hassan