The First Film
Synopsis
Louis Le Prince was never added to history books. But for one lone voice, who worked with him, Le Prince's name and his pioneering work was forgotten.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 106 mins
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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David Nicholas Wilkinson 1st Feature
- Producer
- David Nicholas Wilkinson, Irfan Shah, Bil Lawrence, Sidonie Roberts, Chris Jones
- Co-Producer
- Irfan Shah, Bill Lawrence, Sidonie Roberts, Chris Jones
- Executive Producer
- Doug Abbott, Robert Worcester
- Editor
- David Hughes
- Screenwriter
- David Nicholas Wilkinson, Irfan Shah
- Director of Photography
- Don McVey
- Sound
- Johan Maertens
- Composer
- Christopher Barnett
- Principal cast
- David Nicholas Wilkinson, Michael Harvey, Mark Rance, Stephen Herbert, Ronald Harwood, Tom Courtenay, Joe Eszterhas
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Guerilla Films (leprince) Limited
35 Thornbury RoadIsleworth
Middlesex
TW7 4LQ
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