Rent The Best of the British Transport Films: Vol.1 (1978)
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- Synopsis:
- British Transport Films was established in 1949 to focus a spotlight on transport as a nationalised undertaking. Over a period of more than 35 years BTF produced an unrivalled documentary legacy for generations of film and transport enthusiasts. This new 2-disc Blu-ray compilation gathers together 21 films representing the cream of the celebrated BTF collection. Classics including John Schlesinger's Terminus ^9^) have been newly digitally remastered to 2K from original film materials by the BFI, while Geoffrey Jones's legendary homage to progress, Rail{1967), has been restored in 4K by the BFI National Archive.
- Actors:
- Thomas Arnott, Harry Fricks, Joseph Charles Gibbs, James McKechnie, George Edward Tosiano, Thomas Michael James
- Directors:
- Charles De la Tour, John Taylor, John Shearman, J.B. Holmes, Tony Thompson, Ken Fairbairn, Ralph Keene, Michael Clarke
- Producers:
- Edgar Anstey, Ian Ferguson
- Voiced By:
- Denis McCarthy, Alan Wheatley, Howard Marion-Crawford, Stephen Murray
- Narrated By:
- A.G. Street, Frank Duncan, Denis McCarthy, Deryck Guyler, Ben Williams, Stephen Murray, James McKechnie, Donald Houston
- Writers:
- John Shearman, Paul Le Saux, Harry Green, Norman Prouting
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/05/2019
- Run Time:
- 379 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Expo 67: An Introduction by Edgar Anstey (1967, 3 mins): unable to attend the Montreal World's Fair, the head of BTF recorded this introduction to a selection of films, including Rail, that were screened at the event
- 25th Anniversary Introductions (1974, 43 mins, audio only): on successive days a series of short film programmes were screened at the NFT to mark the 25th anniversary of the BTF. Each one was introduced by Edgar Anstey
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following films:
- Farmer Moving South (1952)
- Train Time (1952)
- This is York (1953)
- Elizabethan Express (1954)
- Snowdrift at Bleath Gill (1955)
- Any Man's Kingdom (1956)
- Fully Fitted Freight (1957)
- Every Valley (1957)
- A Future on Rail (1957)
- Between the Tides (1958) - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following films:
- A Letter for Wales (1960)
- They Take the High Road (1960)
- Blue Pullman (1960)
- Terminus (1961)
- The Third Sam (1962)
- Rail (1967)
- Railways For Ever! (1970)
- The Scene From Melbury House (1972) - Wires Over the Border (1974)
- Locomotion (1975)
- Overture: One-Two-Five (1978)
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Excellent historical footage - The Best of the British Transport Films: Vol.1 review by LT
This collection manages to be both interesting and entertaining, displaying in great detail, how British Transport operated during the last century.
I would recommend this to history fans as well as those interested in rail networks, the restoration footage is excellent quality and it makes for a bewitching watch.
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