Benediction

Terence Davies
2021-12-23

Love is never still.
6.063
137 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jack Lowden Siegfried Sassoon Goutbreak
Peter Capaldi Siegfried Sassoon (Older) The Free Refills
Simon Russell Beale Robbie Ross Unowned
Jeremy Irvine Ivor Novello Unowned
Calam Lynch Stephen Tennant Unowned
Tom Blyth Glen Byam Shaw Goutbreak
Kate Phillips Hester Gatty Unowned
Gemma Jones Hester Gatty (Older) Unowned
Geraldine James Theresa Thornycroft Unowned
Ben Daniels Dr. Rivers Unowned
Edmund Kingsley Rex Whistler Unowned
Harry Lawtey Bobby Andrews Unowned
Anton Lesser Stephen Tennant (Older) Unowned
Lia Williams Edith Sitwell Unowned
Suzanne Bertish Lady Ottoline Morrell Unowned
Jude Akuwudike Priest Unowned
Joanna Bacon Lady Sybil Colefax Unowned
Matthew Tennyson Wilfred Owen Unowned
Julian Sands Chief Medical Officer Unowned
Thom Ashley Hamo Sassoon Unowned
Richard Goulding George Sassoon Unowned
David Shields Alexander Fenton Unowned
Edward Bennett T.E. Lawrence Unowned
Stacey Lynn Crowe Nurse Unowned
Jamie-Lee Beacher Nurse Unowned
Paddy Rowan Young Soldier Unowned
Kellie Shirley Singing Girl Unowned
Daniel Tuite Major McCartney-Filgate Unowned
Mark Oosterveen Army Doctor Unowned
Steven Pacey Army Doctor Unowned
Joyce Henderson Matron Unowned
Torquil Munro Pianist Unowned
Georgina Rylance Dorothy Brett Unowned
Jonathan Broadbent Robert Graves Unowned
Olivia Darnley Edith Oliver Unowned
Tim Delap Geoffrey Keynes Unowned
Orlando Jopling Conductor Unowned
Bobby Robertson Taxi Driver Unowned
Chris Dale Anglican Priest Unowned