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David (1951)

David (1951)

Drama Documentary
Release Date: 1951, July 1
Directors: Paul Dickson
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: World Wide Pictures, World Wide Pictures, World Wide Pictures, BFI, BFI, BFI
Cast: Sam Jones, Rachel Thomas, John Davies, Gwenyth Petty, David Rees Griffiths, Prysor Williams, Ieuan Rhys Williams, Gomer Roberts, Wynford Jones

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.