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Mr. Burton (2025)

Mr. Burton (2025)

Drama

Some are born great. Some are inspired to be great.

Release Date: 2025, April 4
Directors: Marc Evans
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Severn Screen, Promise Pictures, Independent Entertainment, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Revolution Films, BBC Cymru Wales
Cast: Oliver Ryan, Lesley Manville, Toby Jones, Aneurin Barnard, Steffan Rhodri, Lynn Hunter, Hannah New, Harry Lawtey, Daniel Evans, Caroline Sheen, Matthew Gravelle, Dylan Jones

Overview:

In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war and his own ambitions. However, a new opportunity arises when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton.

Keywords:

biography based on true story 1940s based on real person teacher student relationship adoptive father inspiring story wales lower-middle-class