• Filmed on location in Glasgow and the Clyde Valley in 1996
  • Premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1997
  • Regeneration went on to be selected to open the British Renaissance sidebar at Venice '97
  • Gained a Gala screening at Toronto '97
  • The roof fell in during filming in an old factory (The Herald 09/27/00).

Robert Graves
by Jessica R.

Robert Graves was a young captain in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the Great War, was wounded so severely that he was reported dead, and did help Sassoon get sent to the hospital instead of to prison. Although Graves is now known for his novels, such as "I, Claudius", he considered himself a poet at heart and, during the war, wrote and published quite a few war poems which are very touching and good. These were published in "Over the Brazier" "Goliath and David" "Fairies and Fusiliers" and "Country Sentiment." After the war he removed most of his war poems from his anthologies. He did write a memoir of his experiences: "Good-bye to all That."

Although Dougray was actually about 10 years older than Robert should have been at the time, he was nevertheless a good choice for the role. Robert describes himself in this way: "My height is given as six feet two inches, my eyes as grey, and my hair as black...my mouth is what is known as full." However, Robert did have a broken nose, which, obviously, Dougray does not.

For an interesting piece of trivia, notice the pinky ring that Dougray wears in the movie. You can see Robert wearing this "same" ring in many pictures throughout his life.

Also notice the black "flash" on the back of Sassoon's uniform. This was a trademark of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and is discussed in depth in "Good-bye to all That."

Robert was also severely shell-shocked by the war. Dougray portrays this especially well in the scene in which he says Good-bye to Sassoon. Notice the way in which he taps his fingers on his satchel and jumps and looks around nervously at anyone who walks past.

My thanks to Jessica R. for sharing this wonderful information!