The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)
Directed by Emlyn Williams
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Synopsis by Tana Hobart
A movie based on a true story, this is the story of a man who was exiled as a thief from his village but later returns for revenge. He plans to buy the entire district up as part of a water reservoir project but an old woman and her stepson stand in his way. Revenge, murder, desperation and love all intertwine in this moving account. This was Richard Burton's first screen role, having been a stage actor prior to his stint in the Royal Air Force as a navigator during WWII.
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foil [thwart], arson, claim-jumpers, exile, flood, killing, ostracism, revenge, robbery, slice-of-life, village, actor, Air-Force, dowager, plans, project [plan], return, stepson, water, woman
