Benediction (2021)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $847,418.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.7154 |
Directed By
Terence Davies
Crew
Nicola Daley
Alex Mackie
Paul Ashton
Margarethe Baillou
Lizzie Francke
Rose Garnett
Peter Hampden
Jack Lowden
Norman Merry
Walli Ullah
Andy Harris
Adam Tomlinson
Alison Harvey
Annie Symons
Veronica McAleer
Adam Fletcher
Brian Gilligan
Stephen Griffiths
Rob Hughes
John Paul Docherty
Bonita Nichols
Debbie Williams
Deborah Aston
Stephen Kelliher
Jim Mooney
Nargis Hussain
Kara McAleer
Marcia Blackwood
Jackie Vance
Terence Davies
Terence Davies
John Taylor
Veronica McAleer
Ed Bailie
Abi Leland
Andy Shelley
David Crabtree
Susanna Lenton
Jen McKeown
Helen Osborne
Michael Elliott
Lucy Rands
TOP CAST
Jack Lowden
Siegfried Sassoon
Peter Capaldi
Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
Simon Russell Beale
Robbie Ross
Jeremy Irvine
Ivor Novello
Calam Lynch
Stephen Tennant
Tom Blyth
Glen Byam Shaw
Kate Phillips
Hester Gatty
Gemma Jones
Hester Gatty (Older)
Geraldine James
Theresa Thornycroft
Ben Daniels
Dr. Rivers
Edmund Kingsley
Rex Whistler
Harry Lawtey
Bobby Andrews
Anton Lesser
Stephen Tennant (Older)
Lia Williams
Edith Sitwell
Suzanne Bertish
Lady Ottoline Morrell
Jude Akuwudike
Priest
Joanna Bacon
Lady Sybil Colefax
Matthew Tennyson
Wilfred Owen
Julian Sands
Chief Medical Officer
Thom Ashley
Hamo Sassoon
Richard Goulding
George Sassoon
David Shields
Alexander Fenton
Edward Bennett
T.E. Lawrence
Stacey Lynn Crowe
Nurse
Jamie-Lee Beacher
Nurse
Paddy Rowan
Young Soldier
Kellie Shirley
Singing Girl
Daniel Tuite
Major McCartney-Filgate
Mark Oosterveen
Army Doctor
Steven Pacey
Army Doctor
Joyce Henderson
Matron
Torquil Munro
Pianist
Georgina Rylance
Dorothy Brett
Jonathan Broadbent
Robert Graves
Olivia Darnley
Edith Oliver
Tim Delap
Geoffrey Keynes
Orlando Jopling
Conductor
Bobby Robertson
Taxi Driver
Chris Dale
Anglican Priest
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