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5.5
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
PG
24 May 2013
1 hr 44 mins
Documentary
Drama
Music
A feature film about Benjamin Britten, released as part of the 100 year celebrations of his birth. Britten is the most performed British composer worldwide. This film premiered at Gresham's School, which he attended, and focuses on how his life-long pacifism influenced his life and music. Written and directed by Tony Britten (In Love With Alama Cogan), narrated by John Hurt and with a superb cast of young people, including many supporting roles taken by students of Gresham's School, the film weaves dramatisation with a documentary narrative.
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Narrator (voice)
Benjamin Britten
Oliver Berthoud
Peter Floud
David Layton
James Klugmann
Donald Maclean
George Howson
Walter Greatorex
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