The First Film

1h 46m
Documentary
6.2

Leeds born filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson's thirty three year quest to prove that the worlds film industry started in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1888.

Cast

David Wilkinson
Himself
Tom Courtenay
Himself
Katharine Round
Herself
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Himself
Ronald Harwood
Himself
Joe Eszterhas
Himself
Stéphane Cornicard
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (voice)
Ben Eagle
Adolphe Le Prince (voice)
Sarah Lancashire
Lizze Le Prince (voice)
Andreea Păduraru
Annie Hartley

Crew

David Wilkinson
Director, Writer, Producer
Irfan Shah
Writer
David Hughes
Editor
Christopher Barnett
Music

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