The First Film
2015
1h 51m
Synopsis
Leeds born filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson's thirty three year quest to prove that the worlds film industry started in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1888.
Release Date 3 Jul 2015
Language English
Runtime 1h 51m
Genres Biography, Documentary, History, Mystery
Director & Cast
DW
David Wilkinson
DirectorBA
Bernard Atha
Self - Leeds City CouncilTC
Tom Courtenay
Self - Yorkshire's Finest ActorNC
Nigel Cross
Self - Head of B.F.I. Film Centre, CannesQD
Quentin Dowse
Self - Retired Chief Superintendent & Senior Investigating OfficerTE
Tony Earnshaw
Self - Writer & Film CriticJE
Joe Eszterhas
Self - ScreenwriterPG
Paul Goodman
Self - Curator, National Media MuseumLA
Louise A. Handley
Self - Intellectual Property LawyerMH
Michael Harvey
Self - Former Film Curator, National Media MuseumRH
Ronald Harwood
Self - Oscar Winning ScreenwriterSH
Stephen Herbert
Self - Film Historian & WriterDM
Daniel Martin
Self - Curator, Armley Mills Industrial MuseumMM
Mick McCann
Self - Author of 'How Leeds Changed The World'BN
Beatrice Neumann
Self - International Film AcquisitionsTN
Tony North
Self - Leeds Philosophical & Literary SocietyTP
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Self - Director of PhotographyJP
Jacques Pfend
Self - Film Historian Advert
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