Remembrance (1982 movie)

Remembrance is a drama about Royal Navy ratings of HMS Raleigh. They are about to go on a six-month naval exercise. Some well-known British actors had early roles in the film. They include Timothy Spall, Lisa Maxwell and John Altman. It was Gary Oldman's first film.
It was made by Channel Four Films and was shown in the first week of Channel 4 broadcasting. It was also one of the first films in the UK to be shown on television less than three years after its initial cinema release. Before this event, a three-year delay was made by the Cinema Exhibitors' Association.
Plot
The film follows several naval ratings with the story switching between the characters. The naval ratings prepare for their coming months away at sea. The action takes place around the bars and clubs of the Union Street district of Plymouth. One major event that affects all the characters is the hospitalisation, and eventual death, of Daniel, played by Gary Oldman. This is after a violent assault by a nightclub bouncer.
Production
Gregg got the idea for the film from his own experiences as a student at Plymouth Art College.
It was shot on location. It includes interior scenes in two Union Street pubs, The Phoenix and The Two Trees.
The film was commissioned by Channel 4, before the channel had started broadcasting. It was shown in November 1982, close to Remembrance Sunday. This was in the first week of the new channel
In June 1982, before being shown on TV, the film had been shown in a cinema, the Screen on the Hill in Hampstead.
This was for publicity of the film and the start of Channel 4. It took advantage of the role that the Royal Navy had played in the Falklands War. It was also an important event in the relationship between cinema and television in the UK. In Independent Television in Britain (Volume 6, 2003), Paul Bonner and Lesley Aston note that:
Cast
Roger Adamson as Provost driver
John Altman as Steve
Dawn Archibald as Jill
Sean Arnold as Landlord of the Antelope
Al Ashton as John
Dicken Ashworth as Frank
Sheila Ballantine as Marie
Martin Barrass as Malcolm
John Barrett as Jimmy
Derek Benfield as Vincent's father
Jesse Birdsall as Matelot
Roger Booth as Mark's father
Jon Croft as Stan
Alison Dowling as Student
Mark Drewry as Harry
Nick Dunning as Chris
Peter Ellis as Policeman
Nick Ellsworth as Naval provost
Myra Frances as Teacher at party
Michael Godley as Father at party
Kenneth Griffith as Joe
Dave Hill as Paul
Sally Jane Jackson as Sue
David John as Mark
Peter Jonfield as Dave
Wolf Kahler as Dutch Matelot
Marjie Lawrence as Mark's mother
Pete Lee-Wilson as Vincent
Doel Luscombe as Landlord of the White Swan
Tony Mathews as Naval surgeon
Lisa Maxwell as Girl at disco
Don Munday as Doorman
Gary Oldman as Daniel
Eileen Page as Mother at party
Robert John Pittman as Landlord of the Two Trees
John Price as Naval officer
Lawrie Quayle as TV interviewer
Anna Rees as Girl at disco
John Rutland as Alf
Timothy Spall as Douglas
Ewan Stewart as Sean
Kim Taylforth as Christine
Flip Webster as Barmaid at disco
Michele Winstanley as Gail
Nicola Wright as Student
Soundtrack
Background music is from "Aragon" by Brian Eno.
Reception
Channel 4's regulator, the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), raised concerns about use of swearing in the script.
The film won the Golden Charybdis Award at the 1982 Taormina International Film Festival.
References
Other websites
Remembrance on IMDb
Remembrance at the BFI
1982 movies
1980s British drama movies