The First Film

2015·Movie·1h 46m

Documentary

6.2 / 10 (6 votes)

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.

Directed by: David Wilkinson
Original language: English
Released: 3 July 2015

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Cast

David Wilkinson
Himself
Tom Courtenay
Himself
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Katharine Round
Herself
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Himself
Ronald Harwood
Himself
Joe Eszterhas
Himself
Stéphane Cornicard
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (voice)
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Ben Eagle
Adolphe Le Prince (voice)
Sarah Lancashire
Lizze Le Prince (voice)
Andreea Păduraru
Annie Hartley