Film

The First Film

6.220151h 46mDocumentary

Director: David Wilkinson
Year: 2015

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.

Top cast

David Wilkinson

Himself

Tom Courtenay

Himself

Katharine Round

Herself

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Himself

Ronald Harwood

Himself

Joe Eszterhas

Himself

Stéphane Cornicard

Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (voice)

Ben Eagle

Adolphe Le Prince (voice)

Sarah Lancashire

Lizze Le Prince (voice)

Andreea Păduraru

Annie Hartley

Directed by

David Wilkinson

Written by

Irfan Shah, David Wilkinson

Produced by

David Wilkinson