Under Milk Wood (film)
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| Directed by | Andrew Sinclair |
| Produced by | John Comfort et al. |
| Written by | Dylan Thomas |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Sinclair |
| Based on | Under Milk Wood, A Play for Voices by Dylan Thomas |
| Starring | Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor Peter O'Toole |
| Music by | Brian Gascoigne |
| Cinematography | Robert Huke |
| Edited by | Willy Kemplen, Greg Miller |
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| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (1972,UK), Altura Films International (1973,USA) |
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| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Under Milk Wood is a 1972 British film directed by Andrew Sinclair and based on the 1954 radio play Under Milk Wood by the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas. It featured performances from many well-known actors as the residents of the fictional Welsh fishing village of Llareggub including Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Siân Phillips, David Jason, Glynis Johns, Victor Spinetti, Ruth Madoc, Angharad Rees, Ann Beach, Vivien Merchant and Peter O'Toole.[1] As of January 2014, this was the only live-action theater-released film of the play.[2]
It was the only film in which Burton, Taylor and O’Toole appeared together. It was shot primarily on location in Wales and has since acquired a reputation among aficionados as a cult movie.[3] "The film, beautifully photographed and spoken, casts the brooding spell of Thomas’ verse in its reconstruction of the seaside village and the daily round of its inhabitants", wrote Andrew Sinclair in the International Herald Tribune.[3]
In December 2012 the director of the film, Andrew Sinclair, gave its rights to the people of Wales.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Richard Burton as First Man
- Elizabeth Taylor as Rosie Probert
- Peter O'Toole as Captain Tom Cat
- Glynis Johns as Myfanwy Price
- Vivien Merchant as Mrs. Pugh
- Siân Phillips as Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard
- Victor Spinetti as Mog Edwards
- Ryan Davies as Second Man
- Angharad Rees as Gossamer Beynon
- Ray Smith as Mr. Waldo
- Michael Forrest as Sinbad Sailor
- Ann Beach as Polly Garter
- Glynn Edwards as Mr. Cherry Owen
- Bridget Turner as Mrs. Cherry Owen
- Talfryn Thomas as Mr. Pugh
- Tim Wylton as Mr. Willy Nilly
- Bronwen Williams as Mrs. Willy Nilly
- Meg Wynn Owen as Lily Smalls
- Hubert Rees as Butcher Beynon
- Aubrey Richards as Reverend Eli Jenkins
- Mark Jones as Evans the Death
- Dillwyn Owen as Mr. Ogmore
- Richard Davies as Mr. Pritchard
- David Jason as Nogood Boyo
- Davyd Harries as Police Constable Attila Rees
- David Davies as Utah Watkins
References[edit]
- ^ Under Milk Wood on Internet Movie Database
- ^ per Internet Movie Database title search
- ^ a b [1] Interview with director Andrew Sinclair on englishpen.org
- ^ Trivia about the film on Internet Movie Database
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