Testament of Youth

Nov 04, 1979 (en) Drama, War & Politics [48] Min
  • First Air Date
    Nov 04, 1979
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    Testament of Youth
  • Release
    Nov 04, 1979
  • en
    -

A time when war overshadowed everything but hope

Overview

A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth—a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI—chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing 'hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood.' Her plan is to attend Oxford.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Jonathan Powell

    Producer

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Nov 04, 1979 (en)
Drama, War & Politics
[48] Min
  • First Air Date Nov 04, 1979
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato 70%
Original Title Testament of Youth
en

A time when war overshadowed everything but hope

Overview

A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth—a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI—chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing 'hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood.' Her plan is to attend Oxford.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Jonathan Powell

    Producer