A Diary for Timothy
Directed by Humphrey Jennings
Produced by Crown Film Unit
A tender documentary letter to a newborn, capturing wartime Britain's resilience and hope for a better future through intimate observation and reflective narration.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Michael Redgrave
Narrator (voice)
Myra Hess
Self (Pianist)
John Gielgud
Hamlet
Frederick Allen
Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)
Bill
Self - Steam-Engine Driver (uncredited)
Elizabeth Jenkins
Self - Tim's Mother (uncredited)
Elvin Jenkins
Self - Tim's Father (uncredited)
Timothy James Jenkins
Self - Tim (uncredited)
Jennifer
Self - 5 Year-Old Girl (uncredited)
Frank Phillips
Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)
Peter Robert
Self - RAF Pilot (uncredited)
George Woodbridge
Gravedigger (uncredited)
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