The Last Days of Dolwyn

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The Last Days of Dolwyn is a 1949 British drama film about a Welsh village threatened by flooding for a reservoir, notable for its portrayal of rural Welsh life and early appearance by Richard Burton.

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instanceOf British drama film
film
basedOn original screenplay by Emlyn Williams
castMember Allan Aynesworth NERFINISHED
Anthony James NERFINISHED
Barbara Couper NERFINISHED
Edith Evans NERFINISHED
Emlyn Williams NERFINISHED
Richard Burton NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Freddie Young NERFINISHED
costumeDesigner Elizabeth Haffenden NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Emlyn Williams NERFINISHED
distributor Rank Organisation NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Wales NERFINISHED
hasGenre drama film
hasSettingFeature valley to be flooded for a reservoir
hasTheme community resistance to industrial development
conflict between tradition and progress
loss of homeland
mainSubject displacement of rural communities
flooding of a village for a reservoir
rural Welsh life
medium feature film
musicBy William Alwyn NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation fictional Welsh village of Dolwyn
rural Wales
notableFor early screen appearance of Richard Burton
sympathetic depiction of Welsh rural community
originalLanguage English
partOf post-war British cinema
portrays Welsh language and culture
religious life in a Welsh village
producer Anthony Havelock-Allan NERFINISHED
Rank Organisation NERFINISHED
productionCompany Pilgrim Pictures NERFINISHED
productionDesigner Carmen Dillon NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1949
publicationYear 1949
releaseCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
releaseFormat black-and-white film
runtime approximately 90 minutes
screenwriter Emlyn Williams NERFINISHED
setInPeriod late 19th century
workLocation United Kingdom film industry NERFINISHED

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Emlyn Williams performedIn The Last Days of Dolwyn
Emlyn Williams narrated The Last Days of Dolwyn