A Diary for Timothy

Name: A Diary for Timothy
Director: Humphrey Jennings
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1945-11-01
Duration: 39 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Myra Hess, John Gielgud, Frederick Allen, Bill

Documentary

November 1, 19450h 39m6.8 / 10

Overview

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.

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Production

Crown Film Unit

Cast

Michael RedgraveNarrator (voice)

Myra HessSelf (Pianist)

John GielgudHamlet

Frederick AllenSelf (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)

BillSelf - Steam-Engine Driver (uncredited)

Elizabeth JenkinsSelf - Tim's Mother (uncredited)