Hedd Wyn Movie Review 1992

True story of talented young poet Ellis Evans (Garmon), writing under the pseudonym Hedd Wyn, who dreams of winning a coveted literary prize. His hopes are put on hold when he's forced to fight in WWI, although he submits his antiwar poem "The Hero" to the competition. Welsh with subtitles.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on VHS
Running time 123 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War I, Poetry, True Stories

Screenplay

Alan Llwyd

Cast

Huw Garmon, Catrin Fychan, Ceri Cunnington, Llio Silyn

Cinematography

Ray Orton

Director

Paul Turner

Music

John E.R. Hardy