Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find themselves in the same Army unit - Alex as an officer and Jerry as a private. They still remain close, however, until Jerry is court-martialed for desertion, and Alex is put in charge of the firing squad.
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Alex Moore
Christopher Fairbank
as Jerry Crowe
Siân Phillips
as Mrs Alicia Moore
Alan MacNaughtan
as Mr Frederick Moore
Barry Foster
as Major Glendinning
David Gwillim
as Bennett
Patrick Hannaway
as Sergeant Barry
Kevin Moore
as Corporal O'Keefe
Frank Williams
as Angry Major
Philip Fox
as Padre
Claude Le Saché
as French Cafe Proprietor
Ray Callaghan
as Cave
