Tolkien

A Life of Love, Courage & Fellowship.

Genres

WarDramaRomance

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England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.

Others

Budget

$20000000

Revenue

$8654322

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.948/10

Release Date

03 May 2019

Country

United States of America

Cast

Nicholas Hoult

J.R.R. Tolkien

Lily Collins

Edith Bratt

Colm Meaney

Father Francis Morgan

Derek Jacobi

Professor Joseph Wright

Harry Gilby

Young J.R.R. Tolkien

Mimi Keene

Young Edith Bratt

Anthony Boyle

Geoffrey Bache Smith

Adam Bregman

Young Geoffrey Bache Smith

Patrick Gibson

Robert Q. Gilson

Albie Marber

Young Robert Q. Gilson

Tom Glynn-Carney

Christopher Wiseman

Ty Tennant

Young Christopher Wiseman

Craig Roberts

Private Sam Hodges

Pam Ferris

Mrs. Faulkner

James MacCallum

Hilary Tolkien

Guillermo Bedward

Young Hilary Tolkien

Laura Donnelly

Mabel Tolkien

Genevieve O'Reilly

Mrs. Smith

Owen Teale

Headmaster Gilson

Al Bollands

First Soldier

Kallum Tolkien

Second Soldier

Nia Gwynne

Bronwen

Adrian Schiller

English Master

Toby Nash

Mackintosh

Michael Bryceson

Goodson-Thomas

Andrew Bissell

Rugby Coach

Sian Crisp

Waitress

Antony Raymond Barlow

Maître d'

David Puckridge

Box Office Man

David Bromley

Schoolmaster

Lara Maguire

Rose

Holly Dempster

Beryl

Jane Dixon-Rowland

Mary

David Birkbeck

Porter

Colin Macdonald Burnie

Professor #1

Andy Orchard

Professor #2

Frank Kerr

Drunken Student

Rob Rhys Bond

Photographer

Joel Phillimore

Lieutenant

John Bradfield

Student

Mia Woods

Priscilla Tolkien (Child)

Sienna Woods

Priscilla Tolkien (Child)

Paul Gurcel Escudero

Michael Tolkien (Child)

Harry Webster

John Tolkien Jnr. (Child)

Jack Riley

Christopher Tolkien (Child)

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