David

David

1951 0h 40mDir. Paul Dickson
6.6/ 10
DocumentaryDrama

Overview

Told with authenticity and perception, David looks back on the life of a school caretaker in a Welsh mining town, from the marriage and birth of his son to the trauma of a pit accident. David was the first film produced by the BFI, in 1951, and the Welsh selection for the same year’s Festival of Britain screenings in London.

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Cast & Crew

D

David Rees Griffiths

Dafydd Rhys

Rachel Thomas

Rachel Thomas

Mrs. Morgan

G

Gwenyth Petty

Mary Rhys, as a girl

P

Prysor Williams

North Walian at Eisteddfod

I

Ieuan Rhys Williams

South Walian at Eisteddfod

G

Gomer Roberts

Himself

S

Sam Jones

Rev. Morgan

W

Wynford Jones

Narrator

J

John Davies

Ifor

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