While I Live
| While I Live | |
|---|---|
 Opening titles | |
| Directed by | John Harlow |
| Written by | John Harlow, Doreen Montgomery |
| Based on | play Olwen by Robert Bell |
| Produced by | Edward Dryhurst |
| Starring | Sonia Dresdel Tom Walls Carol Raye |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Doug Robertson |
| Music by | Charles Williams |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £200,000 |
While I Live (also known as The Dream of Olwen) is a 1947 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring Sonia Dresdel, Tom Walls and Carol Raye. It was written by Harlow and Doreen Montgomery based on a play by Robert Bell, referred to in the opening credits as This Same Garden, and first produced as Olwen in March 1947, with Hilda Bayley as Julia.
While I Live is best remembered for its musical theme "The Dream of Olwen" composed by Charles Williams, reprised at intervals throughout the film, which became hugely popular in its time and is still regularly performed.
Category:
- 1947 films