to Paris for the Grand Slam of Wales vs. France. 1979: Black As Hell, Thick As Grass is a documentary by Kenneth Griffith. 1979: The Corn Is Green was written by Ivan Davis, based on a play by Emlyn Williams. It starred Katharine Hepburn, Bill Fraser, Patricia Hayes, Artro Morris, Dorothea Phillips and Toyah Willcox. 1980s 1980: The Mouse and the Woman was filmed at Lampeter House, directed by Karl Francis. 1982: Giro City, by Karl Francis. 1982: Who Dares Wins outdoor training scenes were filmed in Snowdonia, starring Lewis Collins and directed by Ian Sharp. 1983: House of the Long Shadows was directed by Pete Walker. It comments on the nationalism of the Welsh, especially the older generation, who hate the English; the American jokes that he should wear a leek to show he's a friend. Vincent Price, who has a Welsh surname, plays a character who describes Wales as his ancestral homeland. His character's family appears to be English, however. 1985: Ms Rhymney Valley, by Karl Francis 1987: Girls' Night Out is an S4C film by Joanna Quinn. 1987: A Child's Christmas in Wales is a TV-movie based on Dylan Thomas's work of the same name, starring Denholm Elliott and directed by Don McBrearty. 1987: On the Black Hill is about Welsh identical twins, and was directed by Andrew Grieve. 1990s 1990: Dylan Thomas: Return Journey is a one-man show featuring Bob Kingdom as Thomas and directed by Anthony Hopkins. 1992: Elenya, concerning a woman of Italian descent living in Wales, was directed by Steve Gough. 1992: Under Milk Wood is an animated adaptation of the Dylan Thomas play. 1992: Rebecca's Daughters; filmed at Hensol Castle and St. Donats Castle, Atlantic College, directed by Karl Francis. About the Rebecca Riots. 1994: Second Best, starring William Hurt, Alan Cumming and Chris Cleary Miles, was directed by Chris Menges. 1994: Backbeat was filmed at the Point of Ayr Lighthouse on Talacre Beach, directed by Iain Softley. 1995: The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, starring Hugh Grant, was directed by Christopher Monger. 1995: Streetlife, starring Rhys Ifans, was directed by Karl Francis. 1996: August, directed by Margam, Wales-born actor/director Anthony Hopkins, is an adaptation of Chekov's Uncle Vanya, set in North Wales. 1996: Darklands, concerning Druidic cults, was directed by Julian Richards. 1997: Twin Town, starring brothers Rhys Ifans and Llyr Ifans, was directed by