A film telling the story of actor Richard Burton's formative years in a Welsh mining village is to be released during the centenary year of his birth. Mr Burton stars Harry Lawtey as a young Burton ...

Mr Burton is a British biographical drama film about the early life of Welsh actor Richard Burton. It focuses on and his relationship with his mentor Philip Burton and is directed by Marc Evans.

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Behind the booming voice and tabloid scandals, the most enduring performances by Burton – born 100 years ago – were studies in vulnerability.

Long before Richard Burton became a star, said Tim Robey in The Daily Telegraph, he was Richard Jenkins – "a nondescript miner's boy", one of 13 motherless children, who almost dropped out of school.