Private Peaceful

"Divided by love - United by war."

2012 1h 40m EN

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 46

DramaRomanceWar

Synopsis

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Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.

“Divided by love - United by war.”

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Cast

Jack O'Connell
Charlie Peaceful
George MacKay
Tommo Peaceful
Richard Griffiths
The Colonel
Frances de la Tour
Grandma Wolf
Maxine Peake
Hazel Peaceful
Alexandra Roach
Molly Monks
John Lynch
Sergeant Hanley
Anthony Flanagan
Recruiting Sergeant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pat O'Connor
Writers: Simon Reade
Languages: Turkish, English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Turkish, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pat O'Connor, shot by Jerzy Zieliński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Humphrey Dixon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jack O'Connell and George MacKay and Richard Griffiths carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Divided by love - United by war.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1667439 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pat O'Connor directs. Jerzy Zieliński behind the camera. Rachel Portman scores. Humphrey Dixon cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in Turkish, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Turkish, English.
3Directed by Pat O'Connor, shot by Jerzy Zieliński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Humphrey Dixon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jack O'Connell and George MacKay and Richard Griffiths carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Divided by love - United by war.".
8IMDB entry: tt1667439 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "bomb", "world war i", "gas attack", "post world war i".