David

40m
DocumentaryDrama
6.6

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.

Cast

David Rees Griffiths
Dafydd Rhys
Rachel Thomas
Mrs. Morgan
Gwenyth Petty
Mary Rhys, as a girl
Prysor Williams
North Walian at Eisteddfod
Ieuan Rhys Williams
South Walian at Eisteddfod
Gomer Roberts
Himself
Sam Jones
Rev. Morgan
Wynford Jones
Narrator
John Davies
Ifor

Crew

Paul Dickson
Director, Writer
Catherine Morrison
Editor
Ronald Anscombe
Cinematography
James Carr
Producer
Grace Williams
Music

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