A Diary for Timothy

Nov 1, 1945

0h 39m

★ 6.6

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Crown Film Unit

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Michael Redgrave

Self (Pianist)

Myra Hess

Hamlet

John Gielgud

Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)

Frederick Allen

Self - Steam-Engine Driver (uncredited)

Bill

Self - Tim's Mother (uncredited)

Elizabeth Jenkins

Self - Tim's Father (uncredited)

Elvin Jenkins

Self - Tim (uncredited)

Timothy James Jenkins

Self - 5 Year-Old Girl (uncredited)

Jennifer

Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)

Frank Phillips

Self - RAF Pilot (uncredited)

Peter Robert

Gravedigger (uncredited)

George Woodbridge

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