Private Peaceful (film)

Private Peaceful
Film poster
Directed byPat O'Connor
Screenplay bySimon Reade
Based onPrivate Peaceful
by Michael Morpurgo
Produced by
  • Guy de Beaujeu
  • Simon Reade
StarringJack O'Connell
George MacKay
CinematographyJerzy Zieliński
Edited byHumphrey Dixon
Music byRachel Portman
Production
company
Fluidity Films
Distributed byEagle Rock Entertainment
Release date
  • 12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box officeUS$132,505

Private Peaceful is a 2012 British war drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Jack O'Connell and George MacKay. It is based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Michael Morpurgo.[1][2] The film marks the final released performance of Richard Griffiths as well as his last credited film before his death the following year.[3][4]

  1. ^ Gant, Charles (11 October 2012). "Review: 'Private Peaceful'". Variety. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ Gritten, David (12 October 2012). "Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful: set report". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ Scheck, Frank (30 October 2014). "'Private Peaceful': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ Topping, Alexandra (29 March 2013). "Richard Griffiths, uncle to Withnail and Harry Potter, dies aged 65". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2013.