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Testament of Youth

A TIME WHEN WAR OVERSHADOWED EVERYTHING BUT HOPE
7.5/10 1979 4K 48 min
Drama • War & Politics

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.

Testament of Youth
Top Cast
Cheryl Campbell
Cheryl Campbell
Vera Brittain
Emrys James
Emrys James
Mr. Brittain
Jane Wenham
Jane Wenham
Mrs Brittain
Peter Woodward
Peter Woodward
Roland Leighton
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
Miss Penrose
Rupert Frazer
Rupert Frazer
Edward Brittain
Michael Troughton
Michael Troughton
Victor Richardson
June Tobin
June Tobin
Geoffrey Burridge
Geoffrey Burridge
Jane Booker
Jane Booker