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Cast

David Wilkinson

David Wilkinson

Himself

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Himself

Katharine Round

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

Ben Eagle

Adolphe Le Prince (voice)

Sarah Lancashire

Sarah Lancashire

Lizze Le Prince (voice)

Andreea Păduraru

Andreea Păduraru

Annie Hartley

Crew

David Wilkinson

David Wilkinson

Director

David Hughes

David Hughes

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Irfan Shah

Irfan Shah

Writer

David Wilkinson

David Wilkinson

Writer

Christopher Barnett

Christopher Barnett

Music

David Wilkinson

David Wilkinson

Producer

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The First Film

20156.2 / 10106 min
Documentary

Overview

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.