Testament of Youth (1979)
A time when war overshadowed everything but hope
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Vera Brittain Cheryl Campbell
- Mr. Brittain Emrys James
- Mrs Brittain Jane Wenham
- Roland Leighton Peter Woodward
- Miss Penrose Rosalie Crutchley
- Edward Brittain Rupert Frazer
- Victor Richardson Michael Troughton
- Geoffrey Burridge
Miniseries
1979
5 episodes
Season 1 of Testament of Youth premiered on November 4, 1979
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Keywords
- world war i
- miniseries
- based on memoir or autobiography
- 1910s