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David · 1951

David

Paul Dickson · 40 min · United Kingdom

DocumentaryDrama

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.

TMDB

6.6

IMDb

6.2

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Awards
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award1 nomination total
Production companies
World Wide Pictures, BFI

Cast

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