Rent British Transport Films: Vol.11 (1969)

Name: British Transport Films: Vol.11
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Following the nationalisation of public transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1 May 1949, British Transport Films was led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding father of the British documentary movement - and became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain. Marking London Underground's 150th anniversary, volume 11 in this series of double-video sets presents six films produced by BTF for London Transport, documenting the construction of the underground's Victoria Line.
Made between 1961 and 1969, this fascinating series of films documents, in meticulous detail, the mammoth undertaking of building the line from the initial design stages through to tunnelling and the royal opening.
Directors:: James Ritchie, Bob Privett, Donald Washbourne, John Rowdon
Studio:: BFI Video
Genres:: British TV, TV Documentaries

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Release Date:

19/08/2013

Run Time:

167 minutes

Languages:

English

Subtitles:

None

DVD Regions:

Region 2

Formats:

Pal

Aspect Ratio:

Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3

Colour:

Colour and B & W

Bonus:

"A Hundred Years Underground (1963, 39 mins)": The story of London's underground, from the opening of the Metropolitan Railway to the construction of the Victoria Line
"The Queen Opening the Victoria Line (1969, 6 mins)": Mute rushes of the official opening ceremony

Disc 1:

This disc includes the following episodes:
- Experiment Under London (1961)
- The Victoria Line Report No. 1: Over and Under (1965)
- The Victoria Line Report No.2: Down and Along (1965)
- The Victoria Line Report No.3: Problems and Progress (1967)

Disc 2:

This disc includes the following episodes:
- The Victoria Line Report No.4: Equip and Complete (1968)
- The Victoria Line Report No.5: London's Victoria Line (1969)