Rent Remembrance (1982)
2.9 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 51min
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- Synopsis:
- In this rarely seen British film a group of young Royal Navy sailors experience their last 24 hours ashore before leaving on a six-month naval exercise. Set around the pubs and clubs of the notorious Union Street in 1980s Plymouth, Colin Gregg's direction and Hugh Stoddart's script skilfully cuts between the interweaving stories of several characters as they prepare for the coming months at sea. The ensemble cast includes early performances from the likes of Timothy Spall, John Altman and Gary Oldman. One of the first films produced by Channel Four, Remembrance's initial release was given added poignancy and relevance by the outbreak of the Falklands War a few months earlier.
- Actors:
- Roger Adamson, John Altman, Martin Barrass, Dawn Archibald, David John, Pete Lee-Wilson, Gary Oldman, Dicken Ashworth, Ewan Stewart, Sheila Ballantine, Nick Dunning, Al Ashton, John Barrett, Derek Benfield, Sally Jane Jackson, Jesse Birdsall, Kim Taylforth, Roger Booth, Michele Winstanley, Jon Croft
- Directors:
- Colin Gregg
- Producers:
- Colin Gregg
- Writers:
- Hugh Stoddart
- Genres:
- Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/07/2024
- Run Time:
- 111 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Audio Description
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Gary Oldman on 'Remembrance' (2018, 3 mins): an introduction recorded for a screening on Film 4
- Vivid Memories (2024, 21 mins): newly recorded interview with director Colin Gregg
- Working Away (2024, 21 mins): newly recorded interview with screenwriter Hugh Stoddart
- Acting the Part (2024,13 mins): newly recorded interview with actor John Altman
- David Rose in Conversation (2010, 11 mins): extracts from a career interview with the former senior commissioning editor for Channel 4 Television, conducted by Sir Jeremy Isaacs
- Raleigh: The First Few Weeks (1986, 19 mins): following the daily lives of new naval ratings, from their arrival at training establishment HMS Raleigh, beginning the first phase of their training and onwards to the day of their passing out parade
- Royal Navy Amazon (1980, 1 min): a made for TV advert used to bolster the recruitment of ordinary naval ratings Galleries - a collection of materials including an early handwritten draft of the screenplay
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Reviews (1) of Remembrance
Interesting British Social Drama - Remembrance review by GI
An interesting British film especially for it's setting in the early 80s and notable as the film debut of Gary Oldman. It's a social drama that follows a group of young Royal Navy seamen who are due to go on a six month tour and are spending the few days before departure in Plymouth and in particular a notorious club and bar area where they encounter violence, rivalries and grapple with their relationships with each other, their parents and the locals. It's recently been restored and made available and is styled similar to the work of Alan Clarke and Ken Loach. Gritty, coarse and with a documentary feel this is a film worth discovering and it boasts Timothy Spall in an early role and several actors who later made their name on British TV. A tough drama that really nails the time.
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