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Behind the Lines

Original title: Regeneration
  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
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7.0/10
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Jonny Lee Miller and Tanya Allen in Behind the Lines (1997)
Based on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, "Regeneration" tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of those soldiers are England's most important WW1 poets.
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Based on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, "Regeneration" tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of those soldiers are England's most i... Read allBased on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, "Regeneration" tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of those soldiers are England's most important WW1 poets.Based on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, "Regeneration" tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of those soldiers are England's most important WW1 poets.
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    • Gillies MacKinnon
    • Pat Barker(novel)
    • Allan Scott(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • James Wilby
    • Jonny Lee Miller
    • Gillies MacKinnon
    • Pat Barker(novel)
    • Allan Scott(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • James Wilby
    • Jonny Lee Miller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Jonathan Pryce and Stuart Bunce in Behind the Lines (1997)
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    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • Capt. William Rivers
    James Wilby
    James Wilby
    • 2nd Lt. Siegfried Sassoon
    Jonny Lee Miller
    Jonny Lee Miller
    • 2nd Lt. Billy Prior
    Stuart Bunce
    Stuart Bunce
    • 2nd Lt. Wilfred Owen
    Tanya Allen
    Tanya Allen
    • Sarah
    David Hayman
    David Hayman
    • Maj. Bryce
    Dougray Scott
    Dougray Scott
    • Capt. Robert Graves
    John Neville
    John Neville
    • Dr. Yealland
    Paul Young
    • Dr. Brock
    Alastair Galbraith
    Alastair Galbraith
    • Capt. Campbell
    Eileen Nicholas
    • Miss Crowe
    Julian Fellowes
    Julian Fellowes
    • Timmons
    David Robb
    David Robb
    • Dr. McIntyre
    Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd
    • Callan
    Rupert Procter
    • Capt. David Burns
    Angela Bradley
    • Nurse Alison
    Finlay McLean
    • Huntley
    Jeremy Child
    Jeremy Child
    • Balfour Graham
      • Gillies MacKinnon
      • Pat Barker(novel)
      • Allan Scott(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The film used a lot of present and former Territorial Army soldiers as extras for larger scenes. This includes soldiers from 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, located in Hotspur street, Glasgow.
    • Goofs
      The camera and the crane on which it is suspended are reflected in several puddles during the very opening shot (of the battlefield).
    • Quotes

      Capt. William Rivers: I find it interesting that you don't stutter.

      Billy Prior: I find it even more interesting that you do.

    • Alternate versions
      Released in the USA in a 96 minute version under the title "Behind the Lines".
    • Connections
      Featured in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Just Before The Battle, Mother
      Words and Music by George Frederick Root (As G.F. Root)

      Performed by Craig Titus

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    An excellent treatment of an inglorious war
    There are very few films glorifying the first world war, called the "Great War" by those who fought and lived through it. If anything, Hollywood has avoided the subject and left it to a few European filmmakers, for very good reason. For sheer carnage, nothing has surpassed it. The slaughter of very young men was truly appalling. One can only imagine the reaction today if 50,000 men were dying each month to hold or advance over 100 yards of desolate mud. I went to school in England where the walls of our classroom were covered with the photos of pupils who had died in the war. Mostly aged 17. It was not until much later that I realised why there were so many unmarried middle aged women around in the 50's, when the writer Dr. Phyllis Bentley explained that there was no one for them to marry. An entire generation of men had been wiped out.

    Regeneration is a thoughtful anti-war film where the paradox of war is implied in a Scottish hospital for the treatment of shell shocked officers. The doctor has to get them well so they can be returned to the front lines, where they will more than likely be killed. The script is intelligent and the acting is superb. There are some allegorical scenes which do more to underscore the pigheaded arrogant mentality of the "establishment" which continued a war until quite simply, there was no one left to fight. Even sick men with TB were sent off to fight. Perhaps the saddest aspect of watching this film is when you realize that WWII began 21 years after the first once ended, just long enough for the new generation of soldiers to grow up.
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    • Jun 22, 2002

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1998 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Overtoun House, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Famous Players
      • Norstar Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby SR

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