Testament of Youth (film)

Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth
	UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Kent
Written by	Juliette Towhidi
Based on	Testament of Youth; by Vera Brittain
Produced by	Rosie Alison; David Heyman;
Starring	Alicia Vikander; Kit Harington; Taron Egerton; Emily Watson; Hayley Atwell; Colin Morgan; Joanna Scanlan; Anna Chancellor; Alexandra Roach; Dominic West; Miranda Richardson;
Cinematography	Rob Hardy
Edited by	Lucia Zucchetti
Music by	Max Richter
Production; companies	BBC Films; Heyday Films; Screen Yorkshire; BFI; Hotwells Productions; Nordisk Film Production; Lipsync; Ingenious Media; Protagonist Pictures;
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	14 October 2014 (BFI); 16 January 2015;
Running time	129 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$10 million
Box office	$5.3 million

Testament of Youth is a 2014 British drama film based on the First World War memoir of the same name written by Vera Brittain. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman who abandoned her studies at Somerville College, Oxford, to become a war nurse. The film was directed by James Kent and written by Juliette Towhidi.