A Diary for Timothy
| A Diary for Timothy | |
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| Directed by | Humphrey Jennings |
| Produced by | Basil Wright |
| Written by |
Humphrey Jennings E. M. Forster |
| Starring |
Myra Hess John Gielgud Frederick Allen George Woodbridge |
| Narrated by | Michael Redgrave |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell |
| Cinematography | Fred Gamage |
| Edited by | Stewart McAllister |
| Distributed by | Crown Film Unit |
Release dates |
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Running time | 38 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Diary for Timothy (1945) is a British documentary film directed by Humphrey Jennings. It was produced by Basil Wright for the Crown Film Unit. The narration was written by the British author E. M. Forster (spoken by Michael Redgrave) and is an account of the progress of the war during the first six months of the life of a baby named Timothy. The recoveries of a pilot with a broken leg and a miner with a broken arm are also featured. Dame Myra Hess is featured giving a concert at the National Gallery in London, several years after her appearance in Listen to Britain, and John Gielgud performs as the Prince in the gravediggers scene from Hamlet.
In a documentary on Jennings made for Channel 4 television by Kevin MacDonald in 2000, it was revealed that the baby who was the subject of the film (Timothy James Jenkins) later moved to Brighton in the 1960s and became a mod before settling down to become a teacher; he died in November 2000.
External links
- A Diary for Timothy at the Internet Movie Database
- A Diary for Timothy at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
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