The First Film

The First Film

2015 · Documentary · 1h 46m · 6.2

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.

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Cast

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

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