United Kingdom / Aug 15, 1992 / Source: IMDB (Edinburgh)
2h 3min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
'Hedd Wyn' is a 1992 Welsh anti-war biopic. Ellis Humphrey Evans, a farmer's son and poet living at Trawsfynydd in the Meirionydd countryside of upland Wales, competes for the most coveted prize of all in Welsh Poetry - that of the chair of the National Eisteddfod, which in August 1917 was due to be held in Birkenhead (one of the rare occasions when it was held in England). After submitting his entry, under his bardic name "Hedd Wyn" ("Blessed Peace") Evans later departs from Meirionydd by train to join the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in Liverpool, despite his initial misgivings about the war. Ellis is sent to fight in the trenches of Flanders. 'Hedd Wyn' was the first Welsh-language film to be nominated for an Oscar.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sioned Jonês Williams | Cati Evans |
| Llŷr Joshua | Ifan Evans |
| Angharad Roberts | Ann Evans |
| Geraint Roberts | R. Williams Parry |
| Emlyn Gomer | Morris Davies / Moi |
| Guto Roberts | Arweinydd Eisteddfod Pwllheli |
| Manon Prysor | On-Set Merch y Drychinoedd |
| Gruffydd Aled | Griff Jones |
| Derec Brown | Y Parchedig J. D. Richards |
| Arwel Gruffydd | William Morris |
| Sue Roderick | Lizzie Roberts |
| Lydia Griffiths | Organyddes |
| J. O. Jones | Ficar Ricriwtio |
| Richard Viner | Dihangwr |
| Mark Rowlands | The Soldier from England |
| Llion Jones | The Singer in the Pub |
| Judith Humphreys | Jini Owen |
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| Siân Summers | Gwen Williams |
| Nia Dryhurst | Mary Cathrine Hughes |
| Ieuan Wyn Roberts | Soldier without Arms |
| Tony Jones | Soldier without an Eye |
| Brendan Charleson | |
| Doc O'Brien | Mr Kirby |
| Noel Williams | Chairman of the Tribunal |
| Eric Wyn | Vicar of the Tribunal |
| Richard Beale | The Military Representative |
| Roger McKern | Continental Sergeant |
| Kim Goddard | Medical Officer - Litherland |
| Gwyn Vaughan | Owen Hughes |
| Phil Reid | Fred Hainge |
| Dylan Jones Roberts | Bob Morris |
| Dafydd Edmwnd | Training Sergeant |
| Ray Davies | Medical Officer - Battlefield |
| Jack James | Censored Officer |
| Terry Victor | Major |
| Dafydd Rowlands | |
| Richard Elfyn | Additional Voices |
| David Hawson | |
| John Probert | |
| Steven Hall | |
| David Morgan | |
| Lyndon Sullivan | |
| Steve Edwards | |
| Alan Pritchard | |
| Gareth Roberts | |
| Andrew Storey | |
| Toby Goddard | |
| David Albert Taylor | |
| Andy Baker | |
| Clive Johns | |
| Neville Phillips | |
| Jamie Rutherford | |
| Kari Nicholas | |
| Andrew Kirkhouse | |
| Vic Nurton | |
| Llyr Huws Griffiths | |
| Dyfed Williams | |
| Chris Urack | |
| David Wyn Hughes | |
| Peter Davies | |
| Simon Clarke | |
| Peter Colwyn Owen |
Genres
WarDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hedd Wyn |
| Original language | Cymraeg (CY) |
| Spoken languages | Cymraeg |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Pendefig Ty Cefn, S4C |
| Release date | 15 agosto 1992 |
| Production | Shan Davies |
| Writer | Alan Llwyd, Dwynewn Berry, Trevor Keates |
| Editing | Chris Lawrence, Alan Kempster |
| Cinematography | Ray Orton, Alwyn Hughes, Roger Pugh Evans, David Hopkins |
| Assistant directors | Michás Koc, Stephen Woolfenden, Geoff Skelding, Gillian Ellen, Paul Turner |
| Additional directing | Roger Pugh Evans |
| Lighting | Alan Chadwick, Chris Hill, Ken Toms, Cliff Owen, Gwion Hughes |
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