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A Diary for Timothy(1945)

6.8(25)39m1945-11-01

Documentary

Overview

A narrator recounts the state of Great Britain near the end of WWII via a visual diary for the titular baby boy born in September 1944.

Director:: Humphrey Jennings
Writers:: E.M. Forster
Producers:: Basil Wright
Cinematographer:: Fred Gamage
Composer:: Richard Addinsell
Production:: Crown Film Unit
Status:: Released

Cast

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Narrator (voice)

Myra Hess

Myra Hess

Self (Pianist)

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Hamlet

Frederick Allen

Frederick Allen

Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)

Bill

Bill

Self - Steam-Engine Driver (uncredited)

Elizabeth Jenkins

Elizabeth Jenkins

Self - Tim's Mother (uncredited)

Elvin Jenkins

Elvin Jenkins

Self - Tim's Father (uncredited)

Timothy James Jenkins

Timothy James Jenkins

Self - Tim (uncredited)

Jennifer

Jennifer

Self - 5 Year-Old Girl (uncredited)

Frank Phillips

Frank Phillips

Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)

Peter Robert

Peter Robert

Self - RAF Pilot (uncredited)

George Woodbridge

George Woodbridge

Gravedigger (uncredited)