David (1951)

David

1951

Documentary Drama

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Paul Dickson

Cast

David Rees Griffiths as Dafydd Rhys

Gomer Roberts as Himself

Gwenyth Petty as Mary Rhys, as a girl

Ieuan Rhys Williams as South Walian at Eisteddfod

John Davies as Ifor

Prysor Williams as North Walian at Eisteddfod

Rachel Thomas as Mrs. Morgan

Sam Jones as Rev. Morgan