The First Film (2015)
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- 1h 46min
- Documentary, Biography
- 08 Sep 2016 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast
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Bernard Atha | ... |
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| Stephane Cornicard | ... |
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (voice)
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| Tom Courtenay | ... |
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Nigel Cross | ... |
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Quentin Dowse | ... |
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Ben Eagle | ... |
Adolphe Le Prince
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Tony Earnshaw | ... |
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| Joe Eszterhas | ... |
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Aurelie Freoua | ... |
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Paul Goodman | ... |
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Louise A. Handley | ... |
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Annie Hartley | ... |
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Michael Harvey | ... |
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| Ronald Harwood | ... |
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Stephen Herbert | ... |
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| Sarah Lancashire | ... |
Lizze Le Prince (voice)
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Adolphe Le Prince | ... |
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Daniel Martin | ... |
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Mick McCann | ... |
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Beatrice Neumann | ... |
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Tony North | ... |
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| Andreea Paduraru | ... |
Annie Hartley
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Jacques Pfend | ... |
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| Tony Pierce-Roberts | ... |
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| Gavin Poolman | ... |
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| Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | ... |
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Mark Rance | ... |
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Katharine Round | ... |
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Liz Rymer | ... |
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Irfan Shah | ... |
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Laurie Snyder | ... |
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Gordon Trewinnard | ... |
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Carol s Ward | ... |
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Joseph Whitley | ... |
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Sarah Whitley | ... |
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| Adrian Wootton | ... |
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| David Wilkinson | ... |
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Directed by
| David Wilkinson | ||
Written by
| Irfan Shah | ... | () |
| David Wilkinson | ... | () |
Produced by
| Doug Abbott | ... | executive producer |
| Chris Jones | ... | co-producer |
| Bill Lawrence | ... | co-producer |
| Martin Myers | ... | associate producer |
| Sidonie Roberts | ... | co-producer |
| Irfan Shah | ... | co-producer |
| David Wilkinson | ... | producer |
| Robert Worcester | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Christopher Barnett | ||
Cinematography by
| John Adderley | ... | (Kinematgrapher) |
| David Beaumont | ||
| Don McVey | ||
| Nathan Page | ||
Film Editing by
| David Hughes | ||
Editorial Department
| Paula Hughes | ... | Editing assistant |
Makeup Department
| David Sturgeon | ... | hair and beard stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Carl Aitken | ... | first assistant director |
| Spencer Burke | ... | second assistant director |
| Don McVey | ... | second unit director |
| Tamsyn O'Connor | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Andy Black | ... | sound |
| Tudor Davies | ... | post-production sound |
| Brian Gray | ... | sound recordist |
| Paddy Hanlon | ... | sound recordist |
| Johan Maertens | ... | sound recordist |
| Ryan Jay Tweedie | ... | sound recordist (as Ryan Jay) |
Visual Effects by
| David Palser | ... | digital effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Liam Ayres | ... | second unit cameraman |
| Jean Birckel | ... | cameraman |
| Giumis Carrino | ... | camera |
| Mark Davis | ... | stills photographer |
| Chris Fahy | ... | hyper lapse camera |
| Jake Harvey | ... | assistant camera |
| Irene Marco | ... | assistant camera |
| Steve McAleavy | ... | cameraman |
| Jamie Tongue | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Ian East | ... | flute |
| Catherine Houghton | ... | violin |
| Alric Wilson | ... | music assistant |
Additional Crew
| Oksana Belousova | ... | production assistant |
| Alison Butters | ... | assistant to producer |
| Jordan Carroll | ... | production assistant (as Jordon Carroll) |
| Aurelie Freoua | ... | production coordinator: France |
| Alev Gunes | ... | production assistant |
| Sara Mitchell | ... | title designer |
| Tamsyn O'Connor | ... | production coordinator |
| Evelynne Ralph-Larner | ... | production coordinator |
| Lisa Richards | ... | press relations |
| Oliver Roberts | ... | production assistant |
| Elias Savada | ... | American photographic researcher |
| Alex Stolz | ... | Distribution Strategist |
| Lydia Watson-Lewis | ... | production assistant |
| Emilie Erskine | ... | publicist: U.S. (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Sarah Barton | ... | special thanks |
| Laurence Boyce | ... | thanks |
| Andy Bull | ... | special thanks |
| Wendy Cook | ... | special thanks |
| Jeff Cousins | ... | thanks |
| Mark Currie | ... | special thanks |
| Harriet Fleuriot | ... | thanks |
| Andrew Fryer | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Fydler | ... | thanks |
| Jane Giles | ... | thanks |
| Andrew Gill | ... | special thanks |
| Ian Grey | ... | special thanks |
| Zoe Guilford | ... | thanks |
| Matt Harlock | ... | thanks |
| Chris Hatton | ... | special thanks |
| Sonja Henrici | ... | thanks |
| Hugo Heppell | ... | thanks |
| Chris Horley | ... | thanks |
| Tracie Johnson | ... | thanks |
| David Keyte | ... | special thanks |
| Danny Lacey | ... | special thanks |
| Craig Lawson | ... | thanks |
| Keith Loudon | ... | special thanks |
| Rebecca Marshall | ... | special thanks |
| Ion Martea | ... | special thanks |
| Massimo Moretti | ... | special thanks |
| Amanda Nevill | ... | thanks |
| Gary Peacock | ... | special thanks |
| Charles Philips | ... | special thanks |
| Simon Popple | ... | thanks |
| Stephanie Porritt | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Priestley | ... | special thanks |
| Jo Quinton-Tulloch | ... | special thanks |
| Bingham Ray | ... | in memory of |
| Amy Roberts | ... | special thanks |
| Jasime Rodgers | ... | special thanks |
| Jerry Rothwell | ... | thanks |
| Maggie Silver | ... | special thanks |
| Mark Sloper | ... | thanks |
| Colin Vaines | ... | thanks |
| Martin Waller | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Waters | ... | special thanks |
| Tony Wilkinson | ... | in memory of |
| David Wilson | ... | special thanks |
| Andy Wooding | ... | thanks |
| Lucinda Yeadon | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Guerilla Films (2015) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- Guerilla Films (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- Film Four (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Guerilla Films (2015) (United Kingdom)
- Sky Arts (2019) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Sundance Independent Film Channel (2018) (Non-US) (tv)
- Toute l'Histoire (2016) (France) (tv)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2017) (Spain) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- John Smedley (costumes by)
- Murdock's (hair styles)
- Shutterstock Images (stock footage)
- The 400 Company (post-production facilities)
- Universal Works (costumes)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In October 1888 Louis Le Prince produced the world's first films in Leeds,England. These were shot on cameras patented in both America and the UK. Once he had perfected his projection machine Le Prince arranged to demonstrate his discovery to the American public and thus the world. On 16th September 1890, just weeks before he was due to sail to New York Louis Aime Augustine Le Prince stepped onto the Dijon to Paris train and was never seen again. No body was ever found so legally no one could fight the Le Prince claim that he invented a camera that recorded the very first moving image. As a result, several years later, Thomas Edison and the Lumiere Brothers were to claim the glory and the prize of being acknowledged as the first people to pioneer film. Louis Le Prince was never added to history books. But for one lone voice, who worked with him, Le Prince's name and his pioneering work was forgotten. THE FIRST FILM is a feature length documentary proving once and for all Le Prince made the world's very first moving image film from a single point of view in Leeds, Yorkshire, England Written by David Nicholas Wilkinson |
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| Budget | GBP400,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Due to budgetary constraint, the film was made over an almost three year period. Pre-production began in October 2012 and the film was finally delivered in May 2015. However, David Nicholas Wilkinson began work on the project in 1982 but it was not until 2012 and the Governments introduction of the SEIS scheme that made the film a viable proposition for investors. It opened in UK cinemas in July 2015. If Louis Le Prince had lived, he was due to show his films to the world at the Morris-Jumel Mansion in New York, George Washington's old headquarters. This would then have become the world's first movie theatre. The First Film (2015) was screened at the Mansion as part of an historic screening, squaring the circle, 126 years late. The New York Times recommended this event as a "must see" for two weeks running. See more » |
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