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.
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Music
Music by Grace Williams
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ronald Anscombe
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Paul DicksonWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 1, 1951
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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