Testament of Youth
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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.
Language: en
Release Date:
Nov 4, 1979
Genres:
Drama
War & Politics
Status: Ended
Cast
Cheryl Campbell
Emrys James
Jane Wenham
Peter Woodward
Rosalie Crutchley
