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The First Film

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Starring David Wilkinson · Tom Courtenay · Katharine Round
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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.

Director
David Wilkinson
Producer
David Wilkinson
Studio
Guerilla Docs, Guerilla Films (leprince)
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Cast

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David Wilkinson
Himself
T
Tom Courtenay
Himself
K
Katharine Round
Herself
T
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Himself
R
Ronald Harwood
Himself
J
Joe Eszterhas
Himself
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Stéphane Cornicard
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (voice)
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Sarah Lancashire
Lizze Le Prince (voice)
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Andreea Păduraru
Annie Hartley

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