Pathway Into Light

Pathway Into Light

★ 6.0IMDb Score
Released:1952-03-04
Duration:16 min
Director:Terry Ashwood
Actors:Jack Hawkins, Jean Metcalfe, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Production:British Pathé, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Pathé Journal

Overview:

A documentary short celebrating the life of Louis Braille, his invention of the writing system named after him, and the legacy he has left behind.

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