Learning on ScreenLife Story of David Lloyd George, The
- Synopsis
- Maurice Elvey’s silent biopic maps out the life of British Prime Minister Lloyd George from childhood to the end of the Great War, using actors and hundreds of extras in studio and location scenes. In 1918 £20,000 was paid to The Ideal Film Company to stop its release. The film then mysteriously disappeared until 1994, when it was found by the Wales Film and Television Archive. The film was painstakingly restored and premiered in Cardiff in 1996 and has since been screened around the world. The DVD version has a new score composed and performed by Neil Brand.
DVD extras (47 minutes) include: Introduction by Philip Madoc; Interview with Kevin Brownlow, film historian; Interview with musician, Neil Brand; .16 page booklet - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Film.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 2009
- Year of production
- 1918
- Availability
- REFERENCE ONLY
- Notes
- For an account of the film’s discovery and restoration, see ‘Viewfinder’ 24 (May 1995), pp14-15.
- Subjects
- History; Politics & government
- Keywords
- biographies; history of the 20th century; Lloyd George, David; Wales; World War 1; political history; prime ministers
Credits
- Director
- Maurice Elvey
- Cast
Norman Page
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0
- Price
- £18.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 152 + 47 minutes
- Year
- 2009
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Publisher
Distributor
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