
The First Film
2015 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 6.2
A look at filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson's 33 year quest to prove that the world's film industry started in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1888.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-07-03
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 106 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (6 votes)
Cast & crew

David Wilkinson
as Himself

Tom Courtenay
as Himself
- KR
Katharine Round
as Herself

Tony Pierce-Roberts
as Himself

Ronald Harwood
as Himself

Joe Eszterhas
as Himself

Stéphane Cornicard
as Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (voice)
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Ben Eagle
as Adolphe Le Prince (voice)

Sarah Lancashire
as Lizze Le Prince (voice)

Andreea Păduraru
as Annie Hartley
Directed by David Wilkinson