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The First Film

Film

The First Film

6.2

1h 46m

2015

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.

Director

David Wilkinson

Documentary

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Cast & Crew

David Wilkinson

David Wilkinson

as Himself

Tom Courtenay

as Himself

Katharine Round

as Herself

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Tony Pierce-Roberts

as Himself

Ronald Harwood

Ronald Harwood

as Himself

Joe Eszterhas

Joe Eszterhas

as Himself

Stéphane Cornicard

Stéphane Cornicard

as Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (voice)

Ben Eagle

as Adolphe Le Prince (voice)

Sarah Lancashire

Sarah Lancashire

as Lizze Le Prince (voice)

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