Rent British Transport Films Collection: Railways for Ever! (1980)
4.2 of 5 from 4 ratings
12h 43min
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- Synopsis:
- Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own m-house film production unit. Launched on 1 May 1949, and led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding father of the British documentary movement - it became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain. This digitally remastered collection is a must for the transport enthusiast and the documentary aficionado alike.
- Actors:
- John Stockbridge, Gordon Henry Davies, Michael Goodliffe, Gracie Fields, Barbara Lott, Donald Houston, Stephen Murray
- Directors:
- Michael Clarke, Tony Thompson, Leslie Shepard, James Ritchie, Jack West, John Rowdon, Bill Mason, Nick Nicholls, C. David Lochner, J.B. Holmes, Michael Orrom, Ralph Keene, Ronald Craigen
- Producers:
- Edgar Anstey, John Shearman, Ian Ferguson
- Narrated By:
- John Stockbridge, Gordon Henry Davies, Michael Goodliffe, Stephen Murray
- Writers:
- Michael Clarke, Paul Le Saux, Edgar Anstey, John Rowdon, John Legard, Charles Baudelaire, Montagu Slater, Stanley Goulder, Norman Prouting, Laurie Lee, James Burns Singer
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Documentaries
- Collections:
- Films & TV by topic, Spring On Screen: Films to Watch This Season