Return of the Soldier

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Return of the Soldier is a 1982 British drama film, adapted from Rebecca West’s novel, about a shell-shocked World War I officer whose memory loss disrupts the lives of the women who love him.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn The Return of the Soldier
basedOnAuthor Rebecca West
linked to: Dame Rebecca West
castMember Alan Bates
Ann-Margret
Frank Finlay
Glenda Jackson
Ian Holm
Julie Christie
Patricia Hodge
characterPortrayed Alan Bates as Captain Chris Baldry
Ann-Margret as Margaret Grey
linked to: Ann-Margret

Glenda Jackson as Jenny Baldry
Ian Holm as William Grey
linked to: Ian Holm

Julie Christie as Kitty Baldry
cinematographyBy Stephen Goldblatt
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Alan Bridges
distributedIn United Kingdom
United States
distributor ITC Films
editor Mary Kelly
filmingLocation England
genre drama
war film
hasAdaptationRelationshipTo The Return of the Soldier (novel)
mainCharacter Captain Chris Baldry
medium feature film
musicBy Richard Rodney Bennett
narrativeTheme class differences
love triangle
memory loss
shell shock
trauma of war
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A shell-shocked World War I officer returns home with memory loss, disrupting the lives of the women who love him.
producer Ben Arbeid
productionCompany Ben Arbeid Productions
protagonistOccupation British Army officer
publicationYearOfSource 1918
releaseYear 1982
runtimeMinutes 99
screenAdaptationOf The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West
screenwriter Hugh Whitemore
settingPeriod World War I

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Goldcrest Films notableWork Return of the Soldier
Paul Trijbits notableWork The Return of the Soldier (as producer or executive producer)
linked to: Return of the Soldier