A Diary for Timothy

Synopsis

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.

Details

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Release

November 1, 1945

Status

Released

Country

United Kingdom

Network

Crown Film Unit

Runtime

39m

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Cast

• 
  Michael Redgrave

  Narrator (voice)
• Myra Hess

  Self (Pianist)
• 
  John Gielgud

  Hamlet
• Frederick Allen

  Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)
• Bill

  Self - Steam-Engine Driver (uncredited)
• Elizabeth Jenkins

  Self - Tim's Mother (uncredited)
• Elvin Jenkins

  Self - Tim's Father (uncredited)
• Timothy James Jenkins

  Self - Tim (uncredited)
• Jennifer

  Self - 5 Year-Old Girl (uncredited)
• Frank Phillips

  Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)
• Peter Robert

  Self - RAF Pilot (uncredited)
• 
  George Woodbridge

  Gravedigger (uncredited)

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