The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)

Directed by

Russell Lloyd, Emlyn Williams

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A developer wants to flood a Welsh valley village to build a reservoir. An elderly widow leads the fight to save her home from destruction.

sombernostalgictensegrittyatmosphericslow-burnmelancholicsocially conscious

What happens

The Last Days of Dolwyn (renamed Woman of Dolwyn for the American market) is a 1949 British drama film directed by Emlyn Williams and starring Edith Evans, Emlyn Williams, Richard Burton and Anthony James. The screenplay focuses on an impoverished Welsh village which becomes the site of a bitter power struggle between a callous developer and a stubborn widow. The film marked the first film appearance of Burton, the first film appearance of Edith Evans since 1916, and the sole film to be directed by Emlyn Williams, who also wrote the screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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