Dylan Thomas (film)

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Movie
Original title Dylan Thomas
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 1962
length 30 minutes
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Director Jack Howells
production Jack Howells
music Edward Williams
camera Peter Shillingford

Dylan Thomas is a 1962 British documentary .

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The film is a short biography about the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas (1914–1953). Presented by Richard Burton , a friend of the poet, particularly the Welsh landscape that inspired him is.

Awards

In 1963 the film was awarded an Oscar in the category Best Documentary Short Film .

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The film premiered on May 6, 1963 in New York.

Richard Burton also starred in the film adaptation of Dylan Thomas' main work Unter dem Milchwald ( Under the Milk Wood , 1972) as the narrator, just like in 1954 in the BBC's radio play production .

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