Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
as William Friese-Greene
as Edith Harrison Friese-Greene
as Helena Friese-Greene
as Miss Tagg
as Jack Carter
as Lord Beaverbrook
as Sitter in Bath Studio
as Father in Family Group
as Graham Friese-Greene
as Bride's Father in wedding group
as 1st Company Promoter
as Maurice Friese-Greene
as Reporter
as Maggie
as Fox Talbot's Butler
as Nell Collings
as Elderly Viscountess
as Doctor
as Maida Vale Doctor
as House Agent
as Bridegroom's Mother
as Mrs Claire
as Sitter in Bath Studio
as Mother in Family Group
as Recruiting Sergeant
as Mrs Stukely
as Doctor's Housekeeper
as Broker's Man
as Sitter in Bath Studio
as Official Receiver
as Holborn Policeman
as Army Sergeant
as May Jones
as Goitz
as Doctor
as Industry Man
as Kenneth Friese-Greene
as Bridesmaid in Wedding Group
as Warehouse Manager
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
as Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
as Orchestra Conductor
as Company Promoter
as Sir Arthur Sullivan
as Old Gentleman
as Cousin Alfred
as Sitter in Bath Studio
as Sitter in Bath Studio
as Claude Friese-Greene
as Police Constable 94-B
as 1st Platform Man
as Bridegroom's Father in Wedding Group
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
as Arthur Collings
as Harold
as Mr. Lege
as Bridegroom in Wedding Group
as Lady Pond
as Ethel Friese-Greene
as Fairground Barker
as Nursemaid
as Soloist at Bath Concert
as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught
as Bride in Wedding Group
as William Fox-Talbot
as Earl
as Sitter in Bath Studio
as Lab Asst
as John Rudge
as Sitter in Bath Studio
as Industry Man
as Maurice Guttenburg
as Grandmother in Wedding Group
as Industry Man
as Hotel Receptionist
as Doctor in Connaught Rooms
as Bank Manager
as Tom
as Sitter in Bath Studio
as Glove Shop Colleague
as Film Society Member (uncredited)
