A Diary for Timothy

A Diary for Timothy

38 mins | Documentary | Dec. 31, 1945

This brief documentary-style film presents the status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War by means of a visual diary for a baby boy born in September, 1944. Narration explains to "Timothy" what his family, his neighbors, and his fellow citizens are going through as the war nears its end, and what problems may remain for new Englishmen like Timothy to solve.

A Diary for Timothy

38 mins | Documentary | Dec. 31, 1945

A Diary for Timothy
This brief documentary-style film presents the status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War by means of a visual diary for a baby boy born in September, 1944. Narration explains to "Timothy" what his family, his neighbors, and his fellow citizens are going through as the war nears its end, and what problems may remain for new Englishmen like Timothy to solve.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Crown Film Unit
Original title A Diary for Timothy
Directors Humphrey Jennings
Writers E.M. Forster

Cast

Michael Redgrave

as the narrator

Myra Hess

as herself

John Gielgud

as Hamlet