File A6/1. - Film production,

Identity area

Reference code

A6/1.

Title

Film production,

Date(s)

  • 1960-2003 (predominantly 1971). (Creation)

Level of description

File

Extent and medium

2 folders, 1 outsize wallet.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Andrew Sinclair (1935-2019) was an author, historian, critic and film-maker. Among his published works are Dylan Thomas: Poet of His People (1975), and Dylan the Bard: A Life of Dylan Thomas (1999 and 2003). He directed the film 'Under Milk Wood' (1972), starring Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter O'Toole, and his company, Timon Films, produced the documentary 'Dylan on Dylan' (2002).

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

First draft, [1970x1971], (114 pp.), heavily corrected and annotated, of the screenplay by Andrew Sinclair of 'Under Milk Wood'; a typescript copy of the 'trailer script', 1971, (3 pp.), is inserted at the end of the screenplay. Also included are published copies of the screenplay by Andrew Sinclair (London & New York, 1972); a pack containing information about the production, [1971]; a set of eight colour promotional stills, [1971]; and printed material, 1960-2003, mainly relating to the film.

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Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.

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Allied materials area

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Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Photographs of the production have been transferred to the NLW photographic collection; video and dvd copies of the film have been transferred to the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales.

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Notes area

Note

Preferred citation: A6/1.

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Virtua system control number

vtls006638456

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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Dates of creation revision deletion

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Physical storage

  • Text: A6/1 (Box 10).