

Tolkien
A life of love, courage & fellowship.
England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
Cast

Nicholas Hoult
J.R.R. Tolkien

Lily Collins
Edith Bratt

Colm Meaney
Father Francis Morgan

Derek Jacobi
Professor Joseph Wright

Harry Gilby
Young J.R.R. Tolkien

Mimi Keene
Young Edith Bratt

Anthony Boyle
Geoffrey Bache Smith

Adam Bregman
Young Geoffrey Bache Smith

Patrick Gibson
Robert Q. Gilson
Albie Marber
Young Robert Q. Gilson

Tom Glynn-Carney
Christopher Wiseman

Ty Tennant
Young Christopher Wiseman

Craig Roberts
Private Sam Hodges

Pam Ferris
Mrs. Faulkner
James MacCallum
Hilary Tolkien
Videos
Storyline
England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
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