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The First Film

20151h 46m6.2/ 10 · TMDB · 6 votes
Documentary

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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Directed by David Wilkinson

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

David Wilkinson
David Wilkinson

Himself

Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay

Himself

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)

Ben Eagle

Adolphe Le Prince (voice)

Sarah Lancashire
Sarah Lancashire

Lizze Le Prince (voice)

Andreea Păduraru
Andreea Păduraru

Annie Hartley

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Film details

Released3 Jul 2015
Original languageEnglish
CountriesFrance, United Kingdom, United States of America
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