Elenya
Brief Synopsis
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During WWII, a young girl, ostracized by her local community, finds a German parachutist on the outskirts of her Welsh village. She secretly takes care of him but is soon discovered by the villagers. Their alarm leads to his death and her departure from the village to start a new life.
Cast & Crew
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Steve Gough
Director
Margaret John
Old Elenya
Pascale Delafouge Jones
Young Eleyna
Seiriol Tomos
Glyn
Sue Jones-davis
Maggie
Klaus J Behrendt
Franz
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1992
Production Company
British Film Institute; British Film Institute; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Location
Luxembourg; North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 21m
Synopsis
During WWII, a young girl, ostracized by her local community, finds a German parachutist on the outskirts of her Welsh village. She secretly takes care of him but is soon discovered by the villagers. Their alarm leads to his death and her departure from the village to start a new life.
Cast
Margaret John
Old Elenya
Pascale Delafouge Jones
Young Eleyna
Seiriol Tomos
Glyn
Sue Jones-davis
Maggie
Klaus J Behrendt
Franz
Llio Millward
Schoolteacher
Iago Wyn Jones
Sidney
Edward Elwyn Jones
Phil
Ioan Meredith
Sidney'S Father
Catrin Llwyd
Elderly Teacher
Eiry Palfrey
Sidney'S Mother
Pauline Yates
Voice Over
Sue Jones Davies
Crew
Daniel Andre
Helping Props (Luxemburg)
Rory Armstrong
Driver
Rory Armstrong
Other
Brigitte Belaoui
Production Coordinator (Luxemburg)
Maxine Brown
Assistant Wardrobe (Wales)
Jerry Davies
Standby Props
Harry Digney
Carpenter
Mick Duffield
Other
Patrick Duvall
Director Of Photography
Gillian Ellen
Continuity (Wales)
John Falkiner
Boom Operator
Russell Farr
Gaffer (Wales)
Simon Fisher-turner
Music
Helen Flawn
Runner
Helen Flawn
Driver (Wales)
Ben Gibson
Executive Producer
Anja Giessing
Production Manager (Luxemburg)
Steve Gough
Screenwriter
Oliver Hackner
Electrician
Simon Happ
Sound Mixer
Brunhilde Heilig
Production Chasier
Markus Herling
2nd Assistant Director
Dafydd Arwyn Jones
1st Assistant Director
Ian Jones
Executive In Charge Of Production (S4c)
Brigitte Kramer
Executive In Charge Of Production (Zdf)
Bernd Mayer
Dolly Grip
Bernd Mayer
Key Grip
Eliza Mellor
Assistant (To Executive In Charge Of Production (Bfi))
Aideen Morgan
Wardrobe Supervisor
Gruff Owen
Production Manager (Wales)
Frazer Pearce
Set Dresser (Wales)
Hayden Pearce
Production Design (Wales)
Steve Pochetty
Best Boy
Silvana Pointelli
Other
Johannes Rau
Still Photographer (Luxemburg)
Heike Richter-karst
Line Producer
Michael Smeaton
Executive Producer
Alan Smithee
Editor
Katja Stiller
Runner
Katja Stiller
Driver (Wales)
Carlo Thiel
Other
Angela Topping
Executive In Charge Of Production (Bfi)
Simon Turner
Music
Heidi Ulmke
Producer
Evelyn Wanderscheid
Assistant Wardrobe (Luxemburg)
Steve Watson
Construction Manager (Wales)
Annick Weis
Makeup Artist (Luxemburg)
Mary Wiecha
Makeup Artist
Dafydd Huw Williams
Executive Producer
Gareth Lloyd Williams
Associate Producer
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1992
Production Company
British Film Institute; British Film Institute; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Location
Luxembourg; North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 21m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States November 1992
Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1992.
Began shooting September 23, 1991.
Completed shooting October 30, 1991.
Released in United States November 1992 (Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1992.)
