David

David

38 mins | Drama, Documentary | July 1, 1951

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.

David

38 mins | Drama, Documentary | July 1, 1951

David
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.
Producers World Wide Pictures
Original title David
Directors Paul Dickson
Writers Paul Dickson

Cast

David Rees Griffiths

as Dafydd Rhys

Rachel Thomas

as Mrs. Morgan