Sylvia Pankhurst — Oh! What a Lovely War Character Profile

About Sylvia Pankhurst

An anti-war activist and pacifist who publicly challenges the public's blind faith in wartime propaganda and highlights the futility and human cost of the conflict.

Sylvia Pankhurst — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Vanessa Redgrave

Appears in

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Sylvia Pankhurst — Conflict Political Antagonist — Emperor Franz Josef (Jack Hawkins)

  State authority initiating war versus grassroots activism opposing it.

• Sylvia Pankhurst — Conflict Ideological Opponent — Music Hall Star (Maggie Smith)

  Represents the clash between anti-war activism and wartime propaganda.

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