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Director:

Andrew Sinclair

Writers:

Andrew Sinclair (writer)
Dylan Thomas (play)

Contact:

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Release Date:

21 January 1973 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Plot:

This is a delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" (read it backwards)... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

Poetry for the hard of seeing more (16 total)


Cast

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Richard Burton ... Narrator

Elizabeth Taylor ... Rosie Probert

Peter O'Toole ... Captain Tom Cat
Glynis Johns ... Myfanwy Price
Vivien Merchant ... Mrs. Pugh
Siân Phillips ... Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard
Victor Spinetti ... Mog Edwards
Ryan Davies ... 2nd Voice
Angharad Rees ... Gossamer Beynon
Ray Smith ... Mr. Waldo
Michael Forest ... Sinbad Sailor
Ann Beach ... Polly Garter
Glynn Edwards ... Mr. Cherry Owen
Bridget Turner ... Mrs. Cherry Owen
Talfryn Thomas ... Mr. Pugh
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Additional Details

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:AA | Iceland:L | UK:15 | USA:PG


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The ninth of eleven films that Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton starred in together. more

Movie Connections:

References Miranda (1948) more


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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Poetry for the hard of seeing, 24 November 2001
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Author: eric wobma from amsterdam

Conceived for the voice, and easily obtainable on BBC compact disc with the wonderful voice of our Stranger here, Richard Burton, this film of UNDER MILK WOOD still has a lot to offer. Poetry is for the imaginative eye, but Burton and O'Toole give nice performances, and who would like to mis Rosie Probert, who passed away but forgot dying, on the silver screen ? Forest leaves, cobble stones, rippling waves and Elizabeth Taylor make this film exciting. Not to forget the voices of course; the voices...

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