Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
(2013)

Released: 2013-05-24

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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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John Hurt

as Narrator (voice)

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Alex Lawther

as Benjamin Britten

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Mykola Allen

as Oliver Berthoud

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Bradley Hall

as Peter Floud

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Jeremy Lloyd

as David Layton

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Jake Mann

as James Klugmann

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Christopher Theobald

as Donald Maclean

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Paul Hands

as George Howson

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Alastair Boag

as Walter Greatorex

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Christopher Scoular

as Bishop of Norwich

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Callum Chapman

as Bernard Floud

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Nick Stromberg

as Roger Simon

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Jack Gillett

as Brian Simon

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Will West

as First Prefect

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Fergus Franklin

as Second Prefect

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George Anderson

as Third Prefect

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Roger Bonnici

Director of Photography

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Amanda Atkins

Associate Producer

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Emma Davis

Production Design

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Eileen Aldous

Art Direction

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Andrew Joslin

Costume Design

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Suzanne Jansen

Makeup Designer

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Chris Ashton

Sound Editor

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Bennet Maples

Supervising Sound Editor

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