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01/07/1951 Documentary, Drama 0h 40m
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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.

  1. Paul Dickson

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. David Rees Griffiths

    Dafydd Rhys

  2. Rachel Thomas

    Mrs. Morgan

  3. Gwenyth Petty

    Mary Rhys, as a girl

  4. Prysor Williams

    North Walian at Eisteddfod

  5. Ieuan Rhys Williams

    South Walian at Eisteddfod

  6. Gomer Roberts

    Himself

  7. Sam Jones

    Rev. Morgan

  8. Wynford Jones

    Narrator

  9. John Davies

    Ifor

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-09
Told by way of a gentle reflective retrospective, we are introduced to the kindly school caretaker "Rhys" (Dafyyd Griffiths), a budding poet, who has an habit of helping out the children at his school when they get into mischief. It's the young "Ifor" (John Davies) that he is currently befriending and it's to him that he tells the story of his youth in this traditional Welsh mining community. He left school at twelve and began his working life underground surrounded by others who all read voraciously in their spare time. An accident below ground and a tragedy above it didn't dampen his innate ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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