A Diary for Timothy (1945)

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

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.

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Released 1945-11-01 · 39 min · Documentary

Directed by Humphrey Jennings

Cast

Michael Redgrave as Narrator (voice)
Myra Hess as Self (Pianist)
John Gielgud as Hamlet
Frederick Allen as Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)
Bill as Self - Steam-Engine Driver (uncredited)
Elizabeth Jenkins as Self - Tim's Mother (uncredited)
Elvin Jenkins as Self - Tim's Father (uncredited)
Timothy James Jenkins as Self - Tim (uncredited)
Jennifer as Self - 5 Year-Old Girl (uncredited)
Frank Phillips as Self (BBC Newsreader) (uncredited)
Peter Robert as Self - RAF Pilot (uncredited)
George Woodbridge as Gravedigger (uncredited)