Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet (1978)
A drama documentary of the life and death of the poet Dylan Thomas, who died in New York 25 years ago at age 39. Alcohol and a doctor's injection of morphine were the immediate causes. Ever since his childhood in Wales his life was a spectacular attempt - comic at times, serious below the surface, tragic at the finish - to survive on his own bizarre terms as the poet to end all poets. By the 1950s, that first postwar decade of uneasiness and change, Dylan Thomas was a legend to his admirers but a burnt-out case to himself. As he tours America to read poetry to rapt audiences, his past crowds in on him, the fractured memories of a man at the end of his tether.
Genre: Drama, Documentary, TV Movie
Runtime: 117 min
Release Date: November 9, 1978
Cast
- Ronald Lacey - Dylan
- Gayle Hunnicutt - Liz
- Ed Bishop - Prof. Goonmeyer
- Kate Harper - Connie Goonmeyer
- Valerie Colgan - Imogen McLewis
- Norman Chancer - Prof. McLewis
- Hilary Ryan - Girl student
- Rhoda Lewis - Florence Thomas
- Clifford Evans - D.J. Thomas
- Dennis Burgess - Doctor
Screenplay
Production: BBC Cymru Wales
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet about?
- A drama documentary of the life and death of the poet Dylan Thomas, who died in New York 25 years ago at age 39. Alcohol and a doctor's injection of morphine were the immediate causes. Ever since his childhood in Wales his life was a spectacular attempt - comic at times, serious below the surface, tragic at the finish - to survive on his own bizarre terms as the poet to end all poets. By the 1950s, that first postwar decade of uneasiness and change, Dylan Thomas was a legend to his admirers but a burnt-out case to himself. As he tours America to read poetry to rapt audiences, his past crowds in on him, the fractured memories of a man at the end of his tether.
- Who stars in Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet?
- Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet stars Ronald Lacey, Gayle Hunnicutt, Ed Bishop, Kate Harper, Valerie Colgan, Norman Chancer.
- How long is Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet?
- Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet has a runtime of 1h 57m (117 minutes).
- What genre is Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet?
- Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet is a Drama, Documentary, TV Movie film.
- Where was Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet produced?
- Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet was produced in United Kingdom.