David

Story

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.

Director

Paul Dickson

Writers

Paul Dickson

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

1 July 1951

Ensemble

Cast

• David Rees Griffiths

  Dafydd Rhys

• 

  Rachel Thomas

  Mrs. Morgan

• Gwenyth Petty

  Mary Rhys, as a girl

• Prysor Williams

  North Walian at Eisteddfod

• Ieuan Rhys Williams

  South Walian at Eisteddfod

• Gomer Roberts

  Himself

• Sam Jones

  Rev. Morgan

• Wynford Jones

  Narrator

• John Davies

  Ifor