Under Milk Wood (1972 film)

Under Milk Wood (film)
Theatrical release poster.
Directed byAndrew Sinclair
Screenplay byAndrew Sinclair
Based onUnder Milk Wood
by Dylan Thomas
Produced byHugh French
Jules Buck
Starring
CinematographyRobert Huke
Edited byWilly Kemplen
Greg Miller
Music byBrian Gascoigne
Production
company
Timon Films
Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Release date
  • 27 January 1972 (1972-01-27) (UK)
Running time
87 min
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish
Budget£273,279[1]
Box office£15,862 [1]

Under Milk Wood is a 1972 British drama film directed by Andrew Sinclair and based on the 1954 radio play Under Milk Wood by the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas, commissioned by the BBC and later adapted for the stage.[2] It featured performances by Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Siân Phillips, David Jason, Glynis Johns, Victor Spinetti, Ruth Madoc, Angharad Rees, Ann Beach, Vivien Merchant, and Peter O'Toole as the residents of the fictional Welsh fishing village of Llareggub.

  1. ^ a b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 357. Income is distributor's receipts, combined domestic and international, as at 31 Dec 1978)
  2. ^ "Under Milk Wood". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 July 2024.