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MILLSANDMOVIES
SirJohnMills
celebratesalifein
homemovies
The thought of watching someone else’s home movies is hardly the most appealing of prospects. But when those movies were shot by one of Britain’s best loved actors, over a fifteen year period starting in 1946, they take on a special significance.
Sir John Mills’ Moving Memories is part social history, part candid footage of Hollywood royalty at work and at play, as well as a fascinating journey through the remarkable life of a remarkable man.
Produced by Sir John’s son Jonathan, the film is directed and edit- ed by Marcus Dillistone, who became friendly with the family after he asked the actor to narrate the introduction to his documentary, The Troop.
“We hit it off straight away,” says Dillistone. “He came to the Royal Premiere of The Troop, and then early last year I got a phone call asking if I’d be interested in making a film about his life based on some home movies that had been discov- ered in his attic. He had 12,000 feet of 16mm home movie footage, that