Film·1951·40m

David

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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.

Directed by Paul Dickson

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9 credited

David Rees Griffiths
David Rees GriffithsDafydd Rhys
Rachel Thomas
Rachel ThomasMrs. Morgan
Gwenyth Petty
Gwenyth PettyMary Rhys, as a girl
Prysor Williams
Prysor WilliamsNorth Walian at Eisteddfod
Ieuan Rhys Williams
Ieuan Rhys WilliamsSouth Walian at Eisteddfod
Gomer Roberts
Gomer RobertsHimself
Sam Jones
Sam JonesRev. Morgan
Wynford Jones
Wynford JonesNarrator
John Davies
John DaviesIfor

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