Senghenydd - Glamorgan, South Wales, portrait of a mining town
“What kind of future can a community possibly have following such tragedy?”
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Documentary
Warwick company newsreel material of the Universal Colliery at Senghenydd on fire after an explosion on 14th October 1913, and footage of a funeral procession for some of the 439 mine workers who were killed, is followed by a collage of images of the town and its people as they are 50 years later. Wynford Vaughan Thomas, narrating his own commentary, wonders if "colour"- superficial re-decoration – can really make any difference to "the inner heart of Senghenydd". Shot on spare, blank pieces of film by James Clark. Assisted by local amateur photographer and former miner Bill Probert. Script written and narrated by Wynford Vaughan Thomas. 1964.
Director
Jim Clark
Writer
Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
Languages
English
Cast
Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
Narrator
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