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Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 |
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29 May 2006 |
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Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st 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, the third, in a series of double DVD box sets, contains well known classics, including Terminus, Wires Over the Border and Farmer Moving South, as well as rare gems such as E for Experimental, I am a Litter Basket and The Third Sam.
All these films are now preserved in the bfi National Film and Television Archive. This selection has been digitally remastered for this two-disc set, which is a 'must' not just for the transport enthusiast, but also for the documentary aficionado who will recognise traits and innovations in British non-fiction filmmaking.
DISC ONE/l
Operation London Bridge
Wires Over The Border
Groundwork for Progress
Making Tracks
E for Experimental
Modelling for the Future
Britannia - A Bridge
DISC TWO:
Terminus
Fully Fitted Freight
Farmer MOving South
I Am A Litter Basket
The Third Sam
People Like Us
A Future On Rail