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  • The First Film (2015)
  • Not Rated
    111 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The First Film (2015)
Not Rated
111 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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.
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Director
David Wilkinson (as David Nicholas Wilkinson)
Writers
David Wilkinson (as David Nicholas Wilkinson) | Irfan Shah
Producer
David Wilkinson (as David Nicholas Wilkinson)
Cinematographers
Editor
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Release date
Sep 8, 2016 (United States)

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Cast

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68 cast members
Name Known for
David Wilkinson
Self (as David Nicholas Wilkinson) Self (as David Nicholas Wilkinson)   See fewer
Bernard Atha
Self - Leeds City Council (as Councillor Bernard Atha) Self - Leeds City Council (as Councillor Bernard Atha)   See fewer
Tom Courtenay
Self - Yorkshire's Finest Actor (as Sir Tom Courtenay) Self - Yorkshire's Finest Actor (as Sir Tom Courtenay)   See fewer
Nigel Cross
Self - Head of B.F.I. Film Centre, Cannes Self - Head of B.F.I. Film Centre, Cannes   See fewer
Quentin Dowse
Self - Retired Chief Superintendent & Senior Investigating Officer Self - Retired Chief Superintendent & Senior Investigating Officer   See fewer
Tony Earnshaw
Self - Writer & Film Critic Self - Writer & Film Critic   See fewer
Joe Eszterhas
Self - Screenwriter (as Joe Estzerhas) Self - Screenwriter (as Joe Estzerhas)   See fewer
Paul Goodman
Self - Curator, National Media Museum Self - Curator, National Media Museum   See fewer
Louise A. Handley
Self - Intellectual Property Lawyer (as Louise A Handley) Self - Intellectual Property Lawyer (as Louise A Handley)   See fewer
Michael Harvey
Self - Former Film Curator, National Media Museum Self - Former Film Curator, National Media Museum   See fewer
Ronald Harwood
Self - Oscar Winning Screenwriter Self - Oscar Winning Screenwriter   See fewer
Stephen Herbert
Self - Film Historian & Writer Self - Film Historian & Writer   See fewer
Daniel Martin
Self - Curator, Armley Mills Industrial Museum Self - Curator, Armley Mills Industrial Museum   See fewer
Mick McCann
Self - Author of 'How Leeds Changed The World' Self - Author of 'How Leeds Changed The World'   See fewer
Beatrice Neumann
Self - International Film Acquisitions Self - International Film Acquisitions   See fewer
Tony North
Self - Leeds Philosophical & Literary Society Self - Leeds Philosophical & Literary Society   See fewer
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Self - Director of Photography Self - Director of Photography   See fewer
Jacques Pfend
Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian   See fewer
Gavin Poolman
Self - International Film Financier & Producer Self - International Film Financier & Producer   See fewer
Mark Rance
Self - Film Historian / Archivist Self - Film Historian / Archivist   See fewer
Katharine Round
Self - Documentary Film Maker (as Katherine Round) Self - Documentary Film Maker (as Katherine Round)   See fewer
Liz Rymer
Self - Former Director of Leeds International Film Festival Self - Former Director of Leeds International Film Festival   See fewer
Irfan Shah
Self - Writer & Researcher Self - Writer & Researcher   See fewer
Laurie Snyder
Self - Great-Great-Granddaughter of Louis Le Prince Self - Great-Great-Granddaughter of Louis Le Prince   See fewer
Gordon Trewinnard
Self - Motion Picture Camera Collector Self - Motion Picture Camera Collector   See fewer
Carol S Ward
Self - Historian / Curator, Morris-Jumel Mansion (as Carol S. Ward) Self - Historian / Curator, Morris-Jumel Mansion (as Carol S. Ward)   See fewer
Adrian Wootton
Self - Chief Executive, Film London / Film Historian Self - Chief Executive, Film London / Film Historian   See fewer
Stephane Cornicard
Louis Le Prince (voice) Louis Le Prince (voice)   See fewer
Sarah Lancashire
Lizzie Le Prince (voice) Lizzie Le Prince (voice)   See fewer
Ben Eagle
Adolphe Le Prince (voice) Adolphe Le Prince (voice)   See fewer
Andreea Paduraru
Annie Hartley: Roundhay Gardens Scene Recreation Annie Hartley: Roundhay Gardens Scene Recreation   See fewer
Birt Acres
Self (credit only) Self (credit only)   See fewer
John Adderley
Self - Single Lens Kinematographer Self - Single Lens Kinematographer   See fewer
Toni Booth
Self - Associate Curator, National Media Museum Self - Associate Curator, National Media Museum   See fewer
John Carbutt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Georges Demenÿ
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
William K.L. Dickson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Donat
Self - The Magic Box (archive footage) Self - The Magic Box (archive footage)   See fewer
Wordsworth Donisthorpe
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Thomas A. Edison
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
William Friese-Greene
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Annie Hartley
Self - Roundhay Garden Scene (archive footage) Self - Roundhay Garden Scene (archive footage)   See fewer
Philip Jackson
Self - 'Made In Yorkshire' Book (credit only) Self - 'Made In Yorkshire' Book (credit only)   See fewer
Charles Francis Jenkins
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Adolphe Le Prince
Self - Son of Louis Le Prince (archive footage) Self - Son of Louis Le Prince (archive footage)   See fewer
Albert Le Prince
Self - Brother of Louis Le Prince (archive footage) Self - Brother of Louis Le Prince (archive footage)   See fewer
Elizabeth Marie Antoinette Le Prince
Self - Mother of Louis Le Prince (archive footage) Self - Mother of Louis Le Prince (archive footage)   See fewer
Lizzie Le Prince
Self - Wife of Louis Le Prince (archive footage) Self - Wife of Louis Le Prince (archive footage)   See fewer
Louis Abraham Ambroise Le Prince
Self - Father of Louis Le Prince (archive footage) Self - Father of Louis Le Prince (archive footage)   See fewer
Marie Le Prince
Self - Daughter of Louis Le Prince (archive footage) Self - Daughter of Louis Le Prince (archive footage)   See fewer
Auguste Lumière
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Louis Lumière
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Étienne-Jules Marey
Self (credit only) Self (credit only)   See fewer
Ewan McGregor
Self - 'Made In Yorkshire' Book (credit only) Self - 'Made In Yorkshire' Book (credit only)   See fewer
Eadweard Muybridge
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Théophile Poilpot
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Tivadar Puskás
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ernest Kilburn Scott
Self - Writer of The Pioneer Work of Le Prince in Kinematography / Liberal Candidate for South Leeds (archive footage) Self - Writer of The Pioneer Work of Le Prince in Kinematography / Liberal Candidate for South Leeds (archive footage)   See fewer
Emil Skladanowsky
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Max Skladanowsky
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Tennant
Self - 'Made In Yorkshire' Book (credit only) Self - 'Made In Yorkshire' Book (credit only)   See fewer
Nikola Tesla
Self - Inventor, Engineer and Physicist (credit only) Self - Inventor, Engineer and Physicist (credit only)   See fewer
John Whitley
Self - Brother-in-Law of Louis Le Prince (credit only) Self - Brother-in-Law of Louis Le Prince (credit only)   See fewer
Joseph Whitley
Self - Roundhay Garden Scene (archive footage) Self - Roundhay Garden Scene (archive footage)   See fewer
Sarah Whitley
Self - Roundhay Garden Scene (archive footage) Self - Roundhay Garden Scene (archive footage)   See fewer
Carl Zeiss
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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