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Benediction
Benediction

Benediction

Love is never still.

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DramaHistoryWar

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Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$847418

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

137 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

23 December 2021

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Jack Lowden

Jack Lowden

Siegfried Sassoon

Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi

Siegfried Sassoon (Older)

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Robbie Ross

Jeremy Irvine

Jeremy Irvine

Ivor Novello

Calam Lynch

Calam Lynch

Stephen Tennant

Tom Blyth

Tom Blyth

Glen Byam Shaw

Kate Phillips

Kate Phillips

Hester Gatty

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Hester Gatty (Older)

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Theresa Thornycroft

Ben Daniels

Ben Daniels

Dr. Rivers

Edmund Kingsley

Edmund Kingsley

Rex Whistler

Harry Lawtey

Harry Lawtey

Bobby Andrews

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

Stephen Tennant (Older)

Lia Williams

Lia Williams

Edith Sitwell

Suzanne Bertish

Suzanne Bertish

Lady Ottoline Morrell

Jude Akuwudike

Jude Akuwudike

Priest

Joanna Bacon

Joanna Bacon

Lady Sybil Colefax

Matthew Tennyson

Matthew Tennyson

Wilfred Owen

Julian Sands

Julian Sands

Chief Medical Officer

Thom Ashley

Thom Ashley

Hamo Sassoon

Richard Goulding

Richard Goulding

George Sassoon

David Shields

David Shields

Alexander Fenton

Edward Bennett

Edward Bennett

T.E. Lawrence

Stacey Lynn Crowe

Stacey Lynn Crowe

Nurse

Jamie-Lee Beacher

Jamie-Lee Beacher

Nurse

Paddy Rowan

Paddy Rowan

Young Soldier

Kellie Shirley

Kellie Shirley

Singing Girl

Daniel Tuite

Daniel Tuite

Major McCartney-Filgate

Mark Oosterveen

Mark Oosterveen

Army Doctor

Steven Pacey

Steven Pacey

Army Doctor

Joyce Henderson

Joyce Henderson

Matron

Torquil Munro

Torquil Munro

Pianist

Georgina Rylance

Georgina Rylance

Dorothy Brett

Jonathan Broadbent

Jonathan Broadbent

Robert Graves

Olivia Darnley

Olivia Darnley

Edith Oliver

Tim Delap

Tim Delap

Geoffrey Keynes

Orlando Jopling

Orlando Jopling

Conductor

Bobby Robertson

Bobby Robertson

Taxi Driver

Chris Dale

Chris Dale

Anglican Priest

Andrew Bradley

Andrew Bradley

Stage Doorman

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