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British Transport Films - Vol. 5

British Transport Films - Vol. 5
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Format: DVD
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Screen: Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
Languages: English
No. of Disks: 1
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 25 June 2007
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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 fifth in a series of double DVD box sets, including classics such as Journey Into Spring, Wild Winds and Between The Tides, as well as rare gems such as The Scene From Melbury House and An Artist Looks At Churches.

All these films are now preserved in the BFI National 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:

Ocean Terminal (1961).
Dodging The Column (1952).
Link Span (1956).
Every Valley (1957).
Journey Into Spring (1957).
Between The Tides (1958).
Giant Load (1958).

Disc Two:

They Take The High Road (1960).
Wild Highlands (1961).
Wild Wings (1965).
An Artist Looks At Churches (1959).
Railways Forever (1970).
The Scene From Melbury House (1972).
Age Of Invention (1975).
The Seaspeed Express (1980).

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