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01/06/1950 Documentary 0h 41m
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Overview

A BAFTA nominated documentary on the canals of England illustrated by a journey from London to Birmingham produced for the staff of the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive.

  1. R.K. Neilson-Baxter

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-05
This is quite an interesting documentary that follows Bill & Joe Beresford as they transport their cargo from Brentford in West London on the 140 miles journey to Birmingham. Negotiating dozens of locks, some engine troubles and travelling at what seems like quite a leisurely speed, around a week later they arrive. The pace of this, and the accompanying narration provides us with quite an amiable look at just how effective the canals were at transporting bulky goods the length and breadth of the country, but it has to be said - it also demonstrates just how vulnerable these maritime packhorses...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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