Richard Burton archive of 1970 coal board film shown for first time. (BBC News)
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2012
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BBC Wales is publishing archive of the late actor Richard Burton online for the first time.
It coincides with the publication of his diaries, relating his tempestuous relationship with Elizabeth Taylor.
Burton writes of his "eternal one night stand" and "wildly exciting lover-mistress".
Despite the legendary Welsh actor's huge success in Hollywood and on stage, he reveals himself to be "down to earth and without pomposity," according to the editor of the diaries, Welsh history professor Chris Williams from Swansea University.
For the first time online, a collection of BBC Wales archive footage of Burton and Taylor is published. It includes an interview with the Jenkins family (Richard Burton's siblings) in 1972.
Here Burton is on the set of the British gangland film Villain where he breaks to record a short film for the National Coal Board (NCB) in 1970. It has not been shown before.
Burton snatches a few moments between takes of the film's closing scenes to attempt a piece to camera for the safety film, referring to the risks involved in working in the coal industry.
He explains that although he never really worked in the mines, many of the men in his family did, and that consequently he was aware of the serious risks involved.
Certainly all of Burton's brothers and his father spent at least part of their working lives underground, as did his brother-in-law Elfed James. The safety film, produced by the NCB - sought to communicate the message that travelling "on haulage" (essentially hitching an unauthorised lift on journeys of drams (trams) or on conveyor belts) could be extremely perilous.
Rich on the set for the final scene in his best ever film in my op anyway, the 1970 Film Villain based on Reggie or Ronnie Kray i"ve read somewhere i"ve got it on both vhs and dvd i just about wore out the video so bought the dvd also that"ll never wear out will it ? well worth a watch if you ever see it in the tv guide listings i"ve lost count of the times i"ve watched it personally it must be somewhere near 200 times i reckon
william prince cool story
Ram the f&@;/*s! Lol
ever read the novel?
william prince Villain, Richard Burton's best ever film??
Hahahahaha! That's a good one!
@@stormytempest3907 You must be joking!!
At least he's not using that bad Cockney accent for this that he used on the film.
He talks, YOU listen. Or else !
Don't get it.
I think its meant to be a safety video for kids in the early 70s.
It was so wrong that they got him to kiss another man richard burton was a top man and so sweet also they were not gay in real life
@@josiecoe3053 He did this just after Staircase. It's like a double decker of cinematic gayness.
@@josiecoe3053 lol
Ey oop fotty hour shifts on neets darn t'pit seethee
One of Burton's brothers lost a foot working in the mine that was their neighborhood's main employer. He probably didn't find the reality of miners' lives that funny, also he was Welsh and not from Yorkshire.
I know more about Burton and Mining than you could ever imagine
@@SeanieVoiceOver Wow! How do you come to know so much more about Richard Burton than me?
He’s a relative
@@SeanieVoiceOver Fair play for being silent about that on your RUclips profile. Why did you post what you posted on this video?