PEAKFLIX

Testament of Youth

Original title: Testament of Youth

Year

1979

Rating

★ 7.8/10

Runtime

48 min

Seasons

1

Genres

Drama, War & Politics

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: Cheryl Campbell, Emrys James, Jane Wenham, Peter Woodward, Rosalie Crutchley, Rupert Frazer, Michael Troughton, June Tobin