Owen Wingrave (2001)
Margaret Williams directs this 2001 production of adaptation of Benjamin Britten's television opera based on a short story by Henry James. Performers featured include Gerald Finley, Peter Savidge and Josephine Barstow. The conductor is Kent Nagano. As pertinent now as then, OWEN WINGRAVE was composed by Benjamin Britten at the height of the Vietnam War. The opera poses the question: Is pacifism an act of cowardice? Or rather a desire to escape from the spiral of war and create world peace? To what extent do we determine our own futures? Should we let past events inform the decisions we make? Britten’s characters grapple with timeless issues in this gripping psychodrama.
| Movie ID | 127679 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Music, War |
| Director | Margaret Williams |
| Main cast | Gerald Finley, Peter Savidge, Charlotte Hellekant, Josephine Barstow, Martyn Hill, Anne Dawson, Hilton Marlton, Elizabeth Gale |
| Release date | 1 January 2001 |
| Release year | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 91 min (1h 31m) |
| Rating | 7.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Channel 4 Television |
Director: Margaret Williams
Writers: Myfanwy Piper
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Gerald FinleyOwen Wingrave
Peter SavidgeSpencer Coyle
Charlotte HellekantKate Julian
Josephine BarstowMrs Wingrave
Martyn HillGen. Sir Philip Wingrave
Anne DawsonMrs Coyle
Hilton MarltonLechmere
Elizabeth GaleMrs Julian
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