Plot Summary

Margaret Williams directs this 2001 production of adaptation of Benjamin Britten's television opera based on a short story by Henry James. Performers featured include Gerald Finley, Peter Savidge and Josephine Barstow. The conductor is Kent Nagano. As pertinent now as then, OWEN WINGRAVE was composed by Benjamin Britten at the height of the Vietnam War. The opera poses the question: Is pacifism an act of cowardice? Or rather a desire to escape from the spiral of war and create world peace? To what extent do we determine our own futures? Should we let past events inform the decisions we make? Britten’s characters grapple with timeless issues in this gripping psychodrama.

Movie Details

Original Title
Owen Wingrave
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Gerald Finley as Owen Wingrave

Gerald Finley

Owen Wingrave

Peter Savidge as Spencer Coyle

Peter Savidge

Spencer Coyle

Charlotte Hellekant as Kate Julian

Charlotte Hellekant

Kate Julian

Josephine Barstow as Mrs Wingrave

Josephine Barstow

Mrs Wingrave

Martyn Hill as Gen. Sir Philip Wingrave

Martyn Hill

Gen. Sir Philip Wingrave

Anne Dawson as Mrs Coyle

Anne Dawson

Mrs Coyle

Hilton Marlton as Lechmere

Hilton Marlton

Lechmere

Elizabeth Gale as Mrs Julian

Elizabeth Gale

Mrs Julian

Production Companies

Channel 4 Television logoChannel 4 Television
MJW Productions