The Last Days of Dolwyn

• Director: Emlyn Williams
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Docudrama
• Themes: Prospectors and Land Rights
• Main Cast: Richard Burton, Anthony James, Emlyn Williams, Allan Aynesworth
• Release Year: 1949
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 95 minutes

Plot

A movie based on a true story, this is the story of a man who was exiled as a thief from his village but later returns for revenge. He plans to buy the entire district up as part of a water reservoir project but an old woman and her stepson stand in his way. Revenge, murder, desperation and love all intertwine in this moving account. This was Richard Burton's first screen role, having been a stage actor prior to his stint in the Royal Air Force as a navigator during WWII. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Richard Burton - Gareth
• Anthony James - Dafydd
• Emlyn Williams - Rob
• Allan Aynesworth - Lord Lancashire

Andrea Lea - Margaret; Hugh Griffith - Minister; Roddy Hughes - Caradoc; Barbara Couper - Lady Dolwyn; David Davies - Septimus; Edith Evans - Merri; Patricia Glyn - Dorcas; Tom Jones - John Henry; Aubrey Richards - Ellis; Maurice Browning - Huw; Madoline Thomas - Mrs. Thomas; Frank Dunlop - Ephrain; Kenneth Evans - Jabbez; Dudley Jones - Hughes; Emrys Leyshon - Watkins; Doreen Richards - Mrs. Septimus; Prysor Williams - Old Tal

Credit

Michael Wright - Costume Designer, Emlyn Williams - Director, Maurice Rootes - Editor, John Greenwood - Composer (Music Score), Wilfred Shingleton - Production Designer, Gus Drisse - Cinematographer, Otto Heller - Cinematographer, Anatole de Grunwald - Producer, Emlyn Williams - Screenwriter