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A Diary for Timothy

1945· 0h 39m

Documentary

Directed by Humphrey Jennings

6.8/ 10

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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.

Cast

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Narrator (voice)

Myra Hess

Self (Pianist)

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Hamlet

Frederick Allen

Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)

Bill

Self - Steam-Engine Driver (uncredited)

Elizabeth Jenkins

Self - Tim's Mother (uncredited)

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