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BRITISH TRANSPORT FILMS COLLECTION
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 OBE a founding father of the British documentary movement it became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain.
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 for the documentary aficionado who will recognise traits and innovations in British non-fiction filmmaking.
Disc one
- Ocean Terminal (1952)
- 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 For Ever! (1970)
- The Scene from Melbury House (1972)
- Age of Invention (1975)
- The Seaspeed Express (1980)
UK / 1952-1980 / black and white, and colour / 304 minutes / Ratio 1.33:1
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
The previous reviewer has a valid point in that this volume covers a much broader spectrum of activities than just steam railways but there is a great deal of industrial transport,(heavy road haulage) and some wonderful footage of Southampton docks in the days of the great liners. The quality of the film making is absolutely first class and I would highly commend this DVD to anyone who has a general interest in our industrial heritage.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
I agree with the thoughts that this DVD had a wider transport base - and all the better for that!
Railways were always supposedly an integral part of a great transport system. In reality the whole system needed every part - Ship, crane, train, lorry, labourers, planners etc.
This DVD gives a great, wider view of the whole concept and I loved it.
Railways were always supposedly an integral part of a great transport system. In reality the whole system needed every part - Ship, crane, train, lorry, labourers, planners etc.
This DVD gives a great, wider view of the whole concept and I loved it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The first four volumes were fantastic 5 stars each but this one lost the plot somewhat drifting off the railways and onto many other topics. The films are all very good and interesting but not quite what I was expecting - some films are definitely off the beaten track, not even with a token train in the distant background.
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Poor Quality DVD
Unfortunately had a bad experience with this DVD, Original DVD had a bad sector, and the replacement item from Amazon was exactly the same
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Published 1 month ago by DB
Hardly any films about railways
As a railway enthusiast I was disappointed with this volume (and volume 6 as well) as there is virtually no railway content at all. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2007 by Paul
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