Documentary · United Kingdom · 1945 · 39m

A Diary for Timothy

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Director
Humphrey Jennings
Cast
Michael Redgrave as Narrator (voice) Myra Hess as Self (Pianist) John Gielgud as Hamlet Frederick Allen as Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited) Bill as Self - Steam-Engine Driver (uncredited) Elizabeth Jenkins as Self - Tim's Mother (uncredited)
Crew
Fred Gamage — Director of Photography Stewart McAllister — Editor Richard Addinsell — Original Music Composer E.M. Forster — Writer Basil Wright — Producer
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.

Mood & Themes
world war iishort film
Key Collaborators
Humphrey Jennings Director Fred Gamage Director of Photography Stewart McAllister Editor Richard Addinsell Original Music Composer E.M. Forster Writer Basil Wright Producer
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