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A 1949 British drama film about a Welsh village threatened by a dam project. Directed by and starring Emlyn Williams, with Edith Evans and Richard Burton in his film debut.
Woman of Dolwyn: Directed by Emlyn Williams. With Edith Evans, Richard Burton, Anthony James, Emlyn Williams. Rob returns to Dolwyn, a village, from which he was ousted for thievery, to buy the land so that his master can flood the village to build a dam.
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- Drama
- Emlyn Williams
- 1949-04-13
Feb 26, 2013 · A 1949 drama about a Welsh exile who returns to flood his hometown and face his past. Edith Evans and Richard Burton star in this Ealing-esque film with a haunting theme and a twisty ending.
An old woman fights a group of industrialists who are planning to build a dam and flood the valley where she grew up. Emlyn Williams. Director, Screenplay.
The The Last Days of Dolwyn tells the story of Dolwyn, a small fictional Welsh-speaking village which at the end of the the 19th century was about to be flooded to make a reservoir to provide water for those in Lancashire.
- Emlyn Williams
- London Films Productions, British Lion Films
Set in the rolling valleys of the Welsh countryside, the Last Days Of Dolwyn tells the tale of the ‘chocolate box’ village under threat from nefarious gentry plans to flood the valley in order to supply water across the border.
The Last Days of Dolwyn is a 1949 British drama film directed by Emlyn Williams and starring Edith Evans, Emlyn Williams, Richard Burton and Anthony James. The...