The Last Words of Dolly Pentreath

The first ever Cornish language film drama

1993Drama

The 'last' Cornish speaker (who died in 1777) returns to contemporary Cornwall to investigate the state of the language.

Original titleAn Dewetha Geryow a Dolly Pentreath

Release1993-01-01

Runtime21 min

StatusReleased

Original languageEN

SpokenCornish, English

DirectorBill Scott

WritersBill Scott

ProductionWild West Films

Popularity1

TMDB ID1374797

Cast

Keri Jessiman

Dolly Pentreath

George Ansell

Grand Bard

Steven Calamy

Man in Shed

Julia MacLean

English Lady

Paddy Crawford

Surfer

Orlando Bishop

Language Enthusiast

Tom Newman

Surfer

Tony Kilmartin

Surfer

Paul Dunbar

Farmer

Anne Sandercock

Mother in car

Gowan Sandercock

Boy in car

Lowena Sandercock

Girl in car

Julia Allard

Dolly Pentreath (voice)

Bill Scott

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Director

Bill Scott

Director

The Last Words of Dolly Pentreath

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