Edgar Anstey Movies

  • 1953
    The Elephant Will Never Forget

    The Elephant Will Never Forget

    The Elephant Will Never Forget

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    A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance.

    The Elephant Will Never Forget
  • 1969
    The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line

    The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line

    The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line

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    The final episode of five reports on the construction of the Victoria Line in London. This one is edited highlights from the first four with very...

    The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line
  • 1957
    Yesterday's Britain: Highlands

    Yesterday's Britain: Highlands

    Yesterday's Britain: Highlands

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    Three short films from the Fifties, offering an insight into day to day life amongst the beautiful scenery of the Scottish Highlands. 'Heart Is...

    Yesterday's Britain: Highlands
  • 1969
    Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport

    Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport

    Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport

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    Report No. 9 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Euston; ships - Freightliner II, Antrim Princess; container handling Parkeston Quay;...

    Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport
  • 1954
    The Heart of England

    The Heart of England

    The Heart of England

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    The Cotswolds are the largest areas of Britain, stretching over a hundred miles from Chipping Camden to the city of Bath.

    The Heart of England
  • 1954
    Elizabethan Express

    Elizabethan Express

    Elizabethan Express

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    Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along...

    Elizabethan Express
  • 1960
    They Take the High Road

    They Take the High Road

    They Take the High Road

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    The work of a team of men who tackle a special British Road Services job in the treacherous terrain of the Scottish Highlands.

    They Take the High Road
  • 1946
    The Proud City: A Plan for London

    The Proud City: A Plan for London

    The Proud City: A Plan for London

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    The original LCC project for the replanning and building of London explained by two architects responsible for the plan, Sir Patrick Abercrombie and...

    The Proud City: A Plan for London
  • 1962
    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways

    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways

    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways

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    Underlines the importance of waterways as mans of modern transport. Details the way in which the network of waterways covers britain.

    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways
  • 1956
    The Long Night Haul

    The Long Night Haul

    The Long Night Haul

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    The history of the BRS (British Road Services), the general haulage network of the UK. Part of BFI collection "Points and Aspects."

    The Long Night Haul
  • 1957
    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

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    The holiday attractions of the Lancashire coast, including a beauty contest in Morecambe, Southport flower show and Blackpool Fun Fair.

    Lancashire Coast
  • 1957
    The England of Elizabeth

    The England of Elizabeth

    The England of Elizabeth

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    A romantic overview of England in the Elizabethan Age.

    The England of Elizabeth
  • 1954
    The Peak District

    The Peak District

    The Peak District

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    The Peak District waits invitingly within a sixty-mile reach of half the population of England. To this green centre of a great industrial area, the...

    The Peak District
  • 1958
    Between the Tides

    Between the Tides

    Between the Tides

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    Between the Tides is a 1958 short documentary directed by Ralph Keene for British Transport Films. It is a study of the animal and plant life of...

    Between the Tides
  • 1977
    Open Door: The Other Cinema

    Open Door: The Other Cinema

    Open Door: The Other Cinema

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    Avant-garde appeal on behalf of and made by the adventurous leftist London cinema, The Other Cinema, using the facilities provided by the BBC...

    Open Door: The Other Cinema
  • 1942
    Dustbin Parade

    Dustbin Parade

    Dustbin Parade

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    The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

    Dustbin Parade
  • 1955
    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

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    The operation of the London Transport central Lost Property Office at Baker Street. Collected in BFI's "London on the Move."

    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?
  • 1966
    Wild Wings

    Wild Wings

    Wild Wings

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    Exploration of the Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust in Gloucestershire, England, which boasts the largest collection of living wild fowl in the world.

    Wild Wings
  • 1969
    A Tale Out of School

    A Tale Out of School

    A Tale Out of School

    01969HD

    The story of a journey from the Yorkshire Dales to Switzerland via Dover and France, made by a party of schoolgirls showing how British rail...

    A Tale Out of School
  • 1957
    A Future on Rail

    A Future on Rail

    A Future on Rail

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    Short documentary hymning the wonders of 'modernisation' on the railways.

    A Future on Rail